Rosa woodsii
Rosa woodsii is a native rose with many common names: Wood's, interior, common wild, mountain, pear-hip, and prairie rose.
Description:
Rosa woodsii is a native rose with many common names: Wood's, interior, common wild, mountain, pear-hip, and prairie rose. It forms a large bush up to about 4-6 feet or more high with lovely, single, mid to dark pink flowers with yellow central stamens in late spring and early summer. They are followed by ornamental and edible rose hips in shades of orange-red. They are high in vitamin C and can be eaten by humans but are certainly popular with native birds and other wildlife. Flowers are pollinated by native bees. Provides habitat for nesting birds. Tolerant of sun to shade. Possibly hardier than zone 5. Photo: Wikipedia.
Common Name: Wood's Rose
Family: Rosaceae (The Rose Family)
Zone Hardiness: 2-9
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: Open woods, plains, stream banks, wetlands, dry, stony slopes, forest openings, and disturbed areas from Alaska and BC south to California and east to Ontario and the midwest states.
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Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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