| Bloom size: | Medium: 2-3" |
| Bloom shape: | Other: Lightly cupped |
| Petal count: | Single: 1-7 petals |
| Rose bloom color: | Medium pink |
| Rebloom: | None |
| Class: | Other: Species, wild |
| Growth Habit: | Medium, 2-4 feet, bushy |
| Fragrance: | Mild |
| Hybridizer & year: | Discovered before 1880 |
| Optimal growing zones: | USDA zone 4 and warmer |
| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | 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) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 1-4 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 2-3 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
| Fruiting Time: | Fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Pink White |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome Taproot |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Medicinal Herb Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
| Edible Parts: | Bark Stem Leaves Roots Seeds or Nuts Fruit Flowers |
| Eating Methods: | Tea Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: Needs a cold moist period, then a warm moist period, then another cold moist period before it will germinate. Each period should be 2-3 months. Days to germinate: May take 2 years or more. Suitable for wintersowing |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip Stolons and runners |
| Pollinators: | Hoverflies Beetles Bees |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |
| Parentage: | Unknown |
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