Rosa 'Fairy Dark'       0

- A monograph of the genus Rosa in North America. I. R. Acicularis, Walter H. Lewis. Brittonia 1959 Vol. 11(1) pag. 1-24. JStor
- A monograph of the genus Rosa in North America. II. R. foliolosa, Walter H. Lewis. The Southwestern Naturalist 1958 Vol. 3(1/4) pag. 145-153. JStor
- A monograph of the genus Rosa in North America. III. R. setigera, Walter H. Lewis. The Southwestern Naturalist 1958 Vol. 3(1/4) pag. 154-174. JStor
- A preliminary survey and taxonomy of wild roses (Rosa Spp.) occurring on the Maltese Islands, Mifsud, Stephen. 2017. Address
- eFloras. eFloras.org Vol. 2 pag. 128746. Rosa
- Flora iberica, Santiago Castroviejo. 2010 Vol. 6 pag. 143-195. ISBN
- Flora of North America. Rosa
- Identifications and Typifications of Rosa (Rosaceae) Taxa in North America Described or Used by E. W. Erlanson, 1925–1934, Walter H. Lewis and Anton A. Reznicek and Richard K. Rabeler. Novon 2012 Vol. 22(1) pag. 32-42. JStor
- Monograph of Rosa in North America. IV. R. Xdulcissima, Walter H. Lewis. Brittonia 1962 Vol. 14(1) pag. 65-71. JStor
- Monograph of Rosa in North America. V. Subgenus Hesperhodos, Walter H. Lewis. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 1965 Vol. 52(2) pag. 99-113. JStor
- Mountain Flora of Greece, Volume 1, Arne Strid. 1989 Vol. 2 pag. 387-399. ISBN
- Roses : or a monograph of the genus Rosa, containing coloured figures of all the known species and beautiful varieties.../ by H. C. Andrews, Henry Charles Andrews. Address
- Taxonomic review of the genus Rosa, Nikola Tomljenovic & Ivan Pejić. Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus 2018 Vol. 83(2) pag. 139-147. Address
- Hommes et Plantes. Vol. 19,84,93 pag. 7-12,40-45,4-11. Address
- Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources: Plantation and Ornamental Crops. 2011 pag. 243-275. DOI

Biological type: shrub
Frost resistance: 5ºF
Leaf color: dark green
Flower color: lila
Reproduction mode: monoecious plant where both sperm and eggs are produced on the same gametophyte
Indexed Sensitive to the insect Popillia japonica The Regional Directorate for Food, Agriculture and Forestry.
Indexed Susceptible to the bacteria Xylella fastidiosa The Regional Directorate for Food, Agriculture and Forestry.
Indexed Sensitive to the insect Aleurocanthus spiniferus The Regional Directorate for Food, Agriculture and Forestry.

Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 2,6ft x 3,9ft
Sun exposure: full sun (Sun hours: >6h
Foliage: deciduous
Growth: average
Flowering time from May until October

Specific information for our garden
Planting substrate: 40%Compost+20%Peet+40%Sand
Plant watering: 3x a week pH 5.5
Logical sequence of containers for: Trees; forestry plate 8cm, forestry pot 3L, container 6L, container 55L, container 110L, container 240L
Propagation is done by cuttings

Germination references for the genus
- Methods for Rosa germination, Anderson, Natalie and Byrne, David H. 2005 pag. 503-507. Address
- Seed germination within genus Rosa: The complexity of the process and influencing factors, Stoian-Dod Roxana L., Dan Catalina, Morar Irina M., Sestras Adriana F., Truta Alina M., Roman Gabriela and Sestras Radu E. Horticulturae 2023 Vol. 9(8) pag. 914. DOI
- USDA Forest Service's Woody Plant Seed Manual, John K. Francis and Craig D.Whitesell. 2008. Address