Rosaceae
Rosa woodsii subsp. woodsii
Rosa woodsii subsp. woodsii
Also known as Rosa subnuda, Rosa maximiliani, Rosa woodsii var. hypoleuca, Rosa woodsii f. hispida
Flowering Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Woods Rose · Native Rose · Rocky Mountain · Shrub · Rosehips · Medicinal · Wildlife Habitat · Pink Flowers · Deciduous · Cold Hardy
Woods' rose is a tough, adaptable native shrub native across a wide range from Alaska to Colorado, thriving in partial shade with average moisture. It produces fragrant pink flowers in early summer followed by bright red hips that attract birds and can be used for herbal teas. Prune in late winter to remove dead wood and encourage healthy new growth.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is moist throughout the root zone, then allow the top 2 inches to dry before watering again · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–8
- 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
- 48 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Albania, Arizona, British Columbia, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Newfoundland, North Dakota, Northwest Territorie, Oklahoma, Ontario
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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