Bloom size: | Small: under 2" |
Bloom shape: | Other: Saucer-shaped |
Petal count: | Single: 1-7 petals |
Rose bloom color: | Light pink |
Extra Bloom Info: | Petals have distinct notch in the middle of the outer edge |
Rebloom: | None |
Class: | Other: Species, wild |
Extra Color Info: | Pale rose pink to white |
Growth Habit: | Tall, vigorous, arching, to 16 feet |
Fragrance: | Mild |
Misc: | Shade tolerant |
Hybridizer & year: | Unknown origin, before 1557 |
Optimal growing zones: | USDA zones 5-9 |
Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Wet Mesic Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Plant Height: | Up to 16 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Pink |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
Uses: | Cut Flower |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip |
Pollinators: | Self Beetles Moths and Butterflies Flies Bees |
Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |
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