月季花(原变种) yue ji hua (yuan bian zhong)

Rosa nankinensis Loureiro; R. sinica Linnaeus.

Branches robust, often with hooked prickles. Flowers double or semi-double, several, rarely solitary. Leaflets 3–5, rarely 7, abaxially dark green. Petals red, pink or white. Sepals often with a few lobes.

Cultivated in China [widely cultivated elsewhere, of cultivated origin].

A famous Chinese ornamental plant with many widely cultivated horticultural forms.