Description
Size (HxW): 6’ x 5’
Growth Habit: Upright, spreading
Planting Location: Exposed
Zone 2b
- A hardy rose for the prairies with yellow flowers
- 2-3” double (17-25 petals), heavily scented blooms
- Small, dark green foliage with serrated edges
- Excellent disease resistance
- Showy, orange-red rosehips in mid July – fall
- Blooms for 2 weeks from late June – early July
- Rosehips are edible with little flavour (great for making tea), but are high in vitamin C
- Requires 6+ hours of sunlight for blooming
- Fast Growth Rate: 12-24”/year
- Row Spacing: minimum 5-6’ apart
- Aggressive suckering
- Highly resistant to Fungal Black Spot
- Caution: branches are covered in small thorns making this shrub extremely prickly