SKU: SR00620

Rosa virginiana - Virginia Rose is a bushy, deciduous, shrub with hairy stems that have scattered, stout, curved thorns, pink flowers and pinnately compound leaves. Makes a great hedge or addition to a rose garden. A good substitute for the invasive Multiflora Rose.

Height: 6'
Spread:3-5'
Zone: hardy to zone 3
Soil type: well-drained, coarse soils
Soil pH: 5-7
Light: Sun to part-shade
Moisture: Medium
Flowers: Pink, fragrant, June-Aug
Fruit: Red rosehips, Aug-Sept
Fall color: purplish to red fall color

Wildlife value: some birds eat fruit
Notes of Interest: pH adaptable, salt tolerant, pruning tolerant. The fruit, rosehips, contains Vitamin C and can be used to make tea and jelly or eaten raw.

Distribution
AL, CT, DE, GA, IL, ME, MD, MA, MO, NH, NJ, NY, NC, PA, RI, TN, VT, VA
Native Distribution: Southern Ontario to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia; south to Virginia and North Carolina; west to Alabama, Tennessee, and Missouri.
Native Habitat: Clearings, thickets, and shores.