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Rosa rubiginosa |
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| Synonym(s) |
Rosa eglanteria |
| Common name |
sweetbriar rose; eglantine |
| Family |
rosaceae |
| Life cycle |
shrub (Z4-9) |
| Flowers |
pink, fragrant |
| Size |
4-6' |
Shrub rose with glossy dark green leaves on a criss-crossing of very thorny stems. Soft pink flowers in late spring are followed by orange hips. Ours took a good many years to bloom after raising it from seed; that was at least partially because I had originally placed it in a position where it got too much shade. In late December, most leaves have dropped but plenty of the orange hips remain.
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Rosa rubiginosa
- Seed from '03 trade. Soaked seeds one day. Pot 70F (4w), then set outside (mid-December). 25%G, early May.
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