Description
Group: Rugosa (Wild) Rose
Size (HxW): 4-6’ x 3-4’
Growth Habit: Rounded, spreading
Planting Location: Sheltered
Zone 3a
- Bright pink, double (17-25 petals), lightly scented roses
- Textured, green foliage turns orange-red in fall
- Bright red branches add winter interest
- Re-blooming from July – September
- Pruned to treeform; naturally grows as a multi-stem shrub
- Showy red rosehips in mid – late fall
- Rosehips are edible with little flavour (great for making tea), but are high in vitamin C
- Requires 6+ hours of sunlight for blooming
- Prune after blooms fade to encourage re-blooming
- Fast Growth Rate: 12-16”/year
- Excellent disease resistance
- Moderate suckering
- Highly resistant to Fungal Black Spot
- Caution: thorny branches