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Which ornamental plants belong to the order Rosales?
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Rosales
Red garden roses (Rosa hybrid). Whereas wild roses have only five petals, most hybrid varieties have been bred to produce numerous petals in a wide range of colours.
The order Rosales is a diverse group of flowering plants that includes many well-known ornamental species, primarily within the family Rosaceae.12
Common ornamental plants belonging to the order Rosales include:
- Avens (Geum species)
- Burnet (Sanguisorba species)
- Cherry laurel (Prunus caroliniana and P. laurocerasus)
- Cinquefoil (Potentilla species)
- Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster species)
- Crab apple (Malus species)
- Firethorn (Pyracantha species)
- Flowering quince (Chaenomeles species)
- Goatsbeard (Aruncus dioicus)
- Hawthorn (Crataegus species)
- Lady’s mantle (Alchemilla species)
- Mountain ash (Sorbus species)
- Rose (Rosa species)
- Serviceberry (Amelanchier species)
- Spirea (Spiraea species)3