Rosa banksiae was used for medicinal purposes in China much earlier than its introduction into Europe. The most beloved and popular of the Lady Banks roses grown today is the double yellow form. The Rose blooms once per year in spring. The narrow leaves are disease resistant and evergreen in zones 9 and 10. Here they generally fall in winter.
Canes are thornless and extremely vigorous.
The Guinness Book of World Records identifies The Tombstone,' a double white Lady Banks, as the single largest rose plant in the world. Located near its namesake, Tombstone, Ariz., it covers 8,000 square feet. Lady Banks rose is best grown where its enthusiastic vigor need not be restrained. Lady Banks doesn't need a lot of pruning. In fact, most people don't prune them at all unless they intend to use them as shrubs.