Rosaceae
Rosa gymnocarpa var. serpentina
Rosa gymnocarpa var. serpentina var. serpentina
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Native Rose · California Native · Oregon Native · Shrub · Serpentine Soil · Wildlife Habitat · Pink Flowers · Rosaceae · Rare · Part Shade
The serpentine wood rose is a rare native shrub of California and Oregon serpentine soils, best suited to well-drained, low-nutrient conditions in partial shade. Water moderately during establishment and reduce irrigation once the plant is settled in, as it is adapted to lean soils. Prune lightly after flowering to maintain shape and encourage fresh growth.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water at the base until soil is evenly moist, allowing the top 2 inches to dry between waterings · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.8
- 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
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- California, Oregon
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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