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prickly rose
Rosa acicularis
United States
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.0 ft. to 4.0 ft.
Spread: 2.0 ft. to 10.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub
- Program Association
- Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Large Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Riparian Birds, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low, Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Mountains, Plains, Subalpine
- Season of Bloom
- June, July, August
- Flower Color
- Pink Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Readily Suckers
- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant, Fragrant, Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- Limited Availability, Thorns
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Nutrient Poor, Variable, Well Drained
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- Careful! Sharp Spines, Thorns Or Other Appendages.
Notes
Flora of North America recognizes two subspecies of R. acicularis. Subspecies acicularis is found in Alaska and Eurasia and our native, subspecies sayi, is found throughout the northern and Rocky Mountain states.