How many petals does the typical rose have?

So if it's a single, it will probably open wide with no recurl. But a semi- double can offer recurl, high center, or other desired characteristics. A double can too, until it has too many petals (40–50 petals) and doesn't have the ability to fully open, and becomes just cupped and quartered like an Old garden Rose. read more

Species roses have five petals. After that it varies by class. I have some Old Garden Roses and minis with dozens of petals. The American Rose Society includes petal count in some of its class descriptions. read more

by vsndyke » May 3rd, 2012, 3:46 am Well, in a wild rose as well as with most flowers that are in the rose family, there are five petals, five sepals, numerous stamen and 1-5 pistls. read more

Naturally evolved roses generally have five sepals, five petals and many spirally arranged stamens. The bases of the sepals, petals, and stamens are fused together to form a cup-like structure. Domestic roses have additional petals that were bred from the stamens. Roses have several to many pistils. It depends on the tye and variety. read more