Plant Min Zone: 2b
Plant Max Zone: 7b
Sunlight: All Day Full Sun, Full Sun, Part Sun
Water / Rainfall: Average
Soil Quality: Poor, Average
Bloom Season: Spring, Early Summer
Flower Color: Pink, Magenta
Berry / Fruit Color: Orange, Orangish Red
Spring Foliage Color: Green
Summer Foliage Color: Green
Fall Foliage Color: Gold
Evergreen Foliage: No
Winter Interest: No
Scented Flowers: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Medium, High
Wet-Feet Tolerance: Medium, High
Humidity Tolerance: Medium, High
Wind Tolerance: High
Poor Soil Tolerance: Clay Soils, Sandy Soils, Rocky Soils, Acidic Soil (low PH)
Height: 4' - 6'
Width: 4' - 6'
Growth Rate: Medium, Fast
Service Life: Long: 5-10 years
Maintenance Need: Medium
Spreading Potential: Medium
Yearly Trimming Tips: Trim Shrub to Desired Size in Late Winter or Early Spring Before New Growth: Blooms on New Wood.
Plant Grouping Size: Specimen Planting of 1-3, Small Grouping of 3-5
Best Side of House: West Exposure, East Exposure, North Exposure
Extreme Planting Locations: Survives Severe Drought, Tolerates Extreme Heat, Resistant to Rabbits
Ornamental Features: Multiple Seasons of Interest, Emerges Early in Spring
Special Landscape Uses: Naturalizing
Possible Pest Problems: Foliage Disease, Beetles
Plant Limitations: Aggressive Rhizomes / Runners, Has Thorns
Roses are a diverse group of plants, possibly the most well-known flower in the world. Grown mainly for beautiful long lasting flowers, they have become a staple landscape plant. With new rose varieties, we are careful not to recommend planting roses in large mass groupings in case a pest or disease becomes a problem. Mixed small plantings of roses and non-host plants may slow the spread of RRV (Rose Rosette Disease) in landscape plantings. As with most roses, thorns may be an issue with children or pets. Usually rose thorns are short and don't cause any serious injury: it creates more of a life lesson about respecting and being careful around the dangers in our world. Rugosa Rose (Rosa rugosa) is a species of rose native to eastern Asia, in northeastern China, Japan, Korea and southeastern Siberia. It grows on beach coasts, sand dunes, and ordinary garden situations as a suckering shrub which develops new plants a distance away from the mother plant forming dense thickets. Useful for large areas or erosion control. The flowers are pleasantly scented and dark pink or white. Edible orange fruits form later in summer. Stems are incredibly spiny, much more so than cultivar roses. The leaves typically turn bright yellow before falling in autumn after first freeze. Rugosa rose is valued by rose breeders for its considerable resistance to the diseases rose rust, rose black spot, and possibly RRV.