| Native to Japan through Siberia. Pink to red flowering selection. Single flowers with large yellow stamens at center are spangled throughout dense shrubby bushes most of the summer. Large edible reddish-orange hips late summer through fall, as well as colorful yellow to orange mottled fall leaf color. Red Rugosa Rose makes a great hedge plant due to thorny and thick canes that colonize into wide rows.
ZONE: 3-10
POLLINATION/BLOOM TIME: Mid-May through early July. Self-fertile.
RECOMMENDED GROWING AND CARE:
Full to 1/2 sun, balanced moisture, reduce grass competition in root zone. Top dress with compost yearly. Summer prune for airflow and ease of harvest. Ripens late August. Large & shiny hips that are tangy and mildly sweet. Great for jam or tea.
CHILL HOURS: n/a hours below 45F
DISEASE RESISTANCE: Very good.
SIZE AT MATURITY: 5’ x 6’
*Mature size is not definitive – Climate, soil, care, and pruning methods all factor into size at maturity* | 