Rosa acicularis

Also Known As

Arctic Rose
Circumpolar Rose
Prickly Wild Rose

Plant type

shrub, perennial

size

H: 3'-5'
W: 3'-5'

planting zones

3a-6b

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Rosa acicularis plant details

Rosa acicularis is a broadleaf deciduous perennial shrub with green foliage. In fall, spring and summer pink flowers emerge followed by red fruit. Attracts bees and birds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - dappled shade and regular water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in average, clay, rocky and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Rosa acicularis

Plant type: perennial shrub
Plant family: rosaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 3 FT - 5 FT - wide, 3 FT - 5 FT - tall
Flowers: pink blooms in fall, spring and summer
Uses: border plant, cutting garden, fragrant

GROWING CONDITIONS for Rosa acicularis

USDA Zones: 3a - 6b
Sun exposure: sun - dappled shade
Watering frequency: regular

Soil needs: average, clay, rocky and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Rosa acicularis, known as the prickly wild rose, bristly rose, wild rose, or Arctic rose, is the provincial flower of Alberta and commonly found throughout that province and in BC (mostly east of the Coast-Cascade Mountains) east to Quebec and around much of the Northern Hemisphere. It grows as an upright, arching shrub with lovely, single, fragrant, pink flowers followed by attractive, elongated red rose hips all on stems with copious thorns of various sizes. The rose hips can be used to make jelly and tea and the flowers are edible. Popular with native bees and butterflies. It is a larval host for butterflies including the northern pearly eye. Tolerant of sun to shade. Hardy to zone 1! Photo: Wikipedia.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

From the high mountains, thickets and rocky slopes of Japan into Siberia and the cold north plains of Canada and the US, this 4-8' shrub is obviously tough! The blooms are so pretty in early summer when it produces its 2 inch single, fragrant, rose -pink flowers. The bright-red hips are either round or elongated and are an excellent source of vitamin C, (their flavor is better after a frost). The leaves have long been used for teas and the petals dried or preserved. S-PSh/M