Rosa nutkana
Rosa nutkana, known as the Nootka, bristly, or wild rose, is native to western North America from Alaska to California.
Description:
Rosa nutkana, known as the Nootka, bristly, or wild rose, is native to western North America from Alaska to California and into the Rocky Mountains. It typically grows as a thicket of multiple canes to 4-6 feet high, sometimes taller, topped with lovely, fragrant, single flowers in shades of mid pink set off by the light yellow stamens in early summer. The attractive orange-red hips are edible but can be bitter. Popular with native bees. Provides habitat for nesting birds. Tolerant of sun to shade. Possibly hardier than zone 5. Photo: Wikipedia.
Common Name: Nootka Rose
Family: Rosaceae (The Rose Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 4-6'
Width: 3-5'
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Class: Deciduous
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Spring - Fall
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: Yes
Native Habitat: Meadows, prairies, woodlands and woodland edges, hedgerows, and wetlands from sea level to mid elevations from Alaska to California.
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Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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