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prickly rose
Rosa acicularis ssp. sayi
Fort Collins
- 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
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, 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
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
1, 2 - 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.
This is an important larval and adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.