Plant Type

Shrub, Herb

 

Height Range

3-6'

 

Flower Color

Pink

 

Flower Season

Summer, Intermittent

 

Leaf Color

Green, Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Brown

 

Fruit Color

Red

 

Fruit Season

Winter, Summer, Fall

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Medium, High

 

Growth Rate

Fast

 

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Well-drained

 

Soil pH

Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

Thorns/Spines

Design Styles

English Cottage, Formal, Mediterranean, Ranch, Spanish

 

Accenting Features

Fragrance, Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Spring, Summer

 

Location Uses

Background, Shrub Border, Foundation, Patio

 

Special Uses

Cut Flowers, Hedge, Screen, Mass Planting

 

Attracts Wildlife

Birds

This is a naturally occurring seedling of Rosa rugosa, and is a tough, durable, lovely rose for mass planting, barriers, and shrub or foundation borders. It has very fragrant, single-petaled, pink flowers with prominent yellow stamens, and bloom off and on all summer, finally producing very large red hips in July. Foliage is bright to deep green, heavily textured, and disease resistant. Fall color is yellow to orange. It forms a dense, impenetrable mound 3 to 4 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide.

Grow in well drained soil, preferably loamy-clay to sandy-loam, in full to part sun. Rugosa roses are less fussy about soil type than the hybrid teas. Prefers a neutral or slightly acidic soil, though will grow in higher pH; also salt tolerant. Rugosa's typically do not require pruning, though if you are so inclined, do so with great caution as they are heavily thorned.