Rosa primula, also known as the incense rose,[1] is a species of wild shrub rose that originated in China and Turkestan.

[4] It is best planted from November-May,[5] and requires full sun and moist, free-draining soil.

[6] When it blooms in late spring, it produces small, single yellow flowers, which are followed by reddish-brown hips.

[6] Rosa primula is a thorned species.

[7] Its leaves are double serrated and glandular, similar to R. ecae and R. foetida,[7][4] and have been described as fern-like.