Rose, Prairie Snowdrift

Rosa x ‘Prairie Snowdrift’

Group: Morden Rose

Size (HxW): 3’ x 3’

Growth Habit: Upright, vase

Planting Location: Cozy

Zone 3a

Cup-shaped, creamy white blooms with an apricot-yellow centre & 40+ petals

Glossy green foliage

One of the heaviest bloomers

Showy orange-red rosehips in mid – late fall

Re-blooming from July – September

Flowers occasionally have pink/blush undertones

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”/yr) if pruned annually

Prune after blooms fade to encourage re-blooming

Spring pruning ensures the flowers bloom and the shrub maintains a more dense, appealing form

Row spacing: minimum 3’ apart

Minimal suckering

Susceptible to Fungal Black Spot in shady/humid locations

Caution: thorny branches

Plant Care:

● Benefits from mulch around the base to retain moisture & insulate roots ● Requires north & west wind protection ● Benefits from snow coverage in winter; exposed branches will die back ● Prune to shape in spring; cut down 6-10” tall to remove dead tips & rosehips ● Drought tolerant once established; does not tolerate soggy soil ● Tolerates heavy clay & sandy, well drained soils

Description

Size (HxW): 3’ x 3’

Growth Habit: Upright, vase

Planting Location: Cozy

Zone 3a

Cup-shaped, creamy white blooms with an apricot-yellow centre & 40+ petals
Glossy green foliage
One of the heaviest bloomers
Showy orange-red rosehips in mid – late fall
Re-blooming from July – September
Flowers occasionally have pink/blush undertones
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”/yr) if pruned annually
Prune after blooms fade to encourage re-blooming
Spring pruning ensures the flowers bloom and the shrub maintains a more dense, appealing form
Row spacing: minimum 3’ apart
Minimal suckering
Susceptible to Fungal Black Spot in shady/humid locations
Caution: thorny branches