Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Red blend
Rebloom: None
Class: Moss: e Rgsa,pcioesus
Fragrance: Strong

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4)
Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 13 +15.6 °C (60 °F) to +21.1 °C (70 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 3
Leaves: Malodorous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Nocturnal
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Dye production
Vegetable
Good as a cover crop
Edible Parts: Bark
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Gophers/Voles
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Cane
Other
Pollinators: Hoverflies
Moths and Butterflies
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (CR)

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Common names
  • Beach Rose
  • Japanese Rose
  • Rose
  • Hedgehog Rose
  • Apfel-Rose
  • Tomato Rose
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Rosa rugosa
  • Synonym: Rosa andreae
  • Synonym: Rosa ferox
  • Synonym: Rosa rugosa f. rugosa
Plant Events from our members
gardengus - Indiana Zone 5b On May 7, 2016 Obtained plant
lovesblooms - Maryland (Zone 7a) On Feb 9, 2017 Seeds sown
w/s labeled "English rose (rugosa)"
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