Difference between Red Roses and Red Chinese Roses
This article provides detailed knowledge on the differences between red roses and red Chinese roses, and will introduce them in detail below.
Difference between Red Roses and Red Chinese Roses
Red roses generally bloom once a year, with the flowering period from May to June, lasting about a month. The roses in flower shops (C-S) are roses under artificial environmental intervention; red Chinese roses, commonly known as "monthly red," have a flowering period from April to September, lasting longer, up to five months, and can bloom all year round with fine management. What other differences are there between Chinese roses and roses? Let's take a look together.
Different Varieties
Red roses belong to the peony genus,牡丹 cultivation variety.
Chinese roses belong to the rose subgenus, Chinese rose species.
Different Flowering Periods
Red roses have a long growth period, mature in 3-5 years, and have a full flowering period of 4-40 years, with the seed collection date in mid-to-late September.
Chinese roses have a natural flowering period from August to the following April. The flowers are large, bloom from the inside out, in a radial pattern, and have a strong fragrance.
Different Branches
Red rose branches have many thorns that are more dense, with a smaller spacing between thorns, thorns having bristles, and the stems are less upright; Chinese rose branches have fewer thorns, which are sparsely distributed, but the longer thorns are generally larger, and the branches are more upright.
Different Scents
Chinese roses and roses have their own scents, but comparatively, roses have a much stronger fragrance. Roses are generally used to extract essential oils, and their fragrance is naturally strong and intoxicating, while the scent of Chinese roses is lighter.
Different Shapes
Red roses sometimes have a chrysanthemum shape. The flower bud is oblate; the flower is purplish red, delicate and glossy; the flower diameter is 16cm x 5cm. The petals are soft in texture, with a base that has a purplish black halo; the stamens are slightly petaloid, with 7-9 pistils, and the ovary covering is deep purple red. The flower stem is long and hard, and the flower faces upwards.
Introduction to the detailed differences between red roses and red Chinese roses, have you understood them?