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Rosaceae

Tea rose

Rosa × odorata (Andrews) Sweet

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Rosa

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Tea rose: Rosa × odorata 'Hume's Blush Tea-scented China'
Photo: Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (7)
arz
ورد اودوراتا
Bulgarian
Ароматна роза
Chinese
香水月季
Danish
Terose
English
Tea rose
Russian
Роза душистая, Rosa 'Blush Tea', Rosa 'Rosier de l'Inde', Роза чайная
Tajik
Атргул

Synonyms

  • Rosa indica var. odorata Andrews
  • Rosa odoratissima hort. ex Steud.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Subshrub, Vine
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.