Rosaceae
Rosa acicularis subsp. sayi
Rosa acicularis subsp. sayi
Also known as Rosa sayi, Rosa suavis var. bourgeauiana, Rosa aciculata, Rosa blanda var. aciculata
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Native Rose · Say'S Rose · Prickly Rose · Cold Hardy · Pink Flowers · Wildlife · Rose Hips · Deciduous Shrub · Western Native · Rosaceae
Say's prickly rose is a native North American shrub prized for its fragrant pink blooms and cold tolerance across western and northern regions. Plant in well-drained soil with partial sun and water regularly during the first growing season to establish roots. Once established it requires minimal care and rewards gardeners with ornamental rose hips attractive to birds.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is moist, allow top inch to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.8–7.5
- Temperature
- -40°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 3 ft – 10 ft
- Spread
- 6.7 ft
- Spacing
- 48 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Manitoba, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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