Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
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) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 1 - 3 feet, less frequently to 6 feet |
Plant Spread: | 5 - 10 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Dark green hips, maturing to bright red. |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Pink |
Bloom Size: | 2"-3" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer |
Uses: | Cut Flower |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: 3 months at 40ºF |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip Stolons and runners |
Pollinators: | Bees |
Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |
WebTucker | On June 8, 2022 | Bloomed |
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