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wild rose
Rosa arkansana
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 6.0 in. to 3.0 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
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- June, July, August
- Flower Color
- Pink Shades, White 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
- Variable
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- Careful! Sharp Spines, Thorns Or Other Appendages.
Notes
This is an important larval and adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.
Above ground stems only last a few years but, will be replaced by new shoots.