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Rosa blanda

Meadow Rose (Smooth Wild Rose)

Fragrant, single, pink flowers yield bright red, rose hips for added fall appeal. The new stems are green and thornless, becoming reddish-brown to dark purple with age.

  • »  Single, light pink, fragrant flowers
  • »  Smooth, bright red, rose hips in July persist into the winter
  • »  Dull, blue-green leaves
  • »  Canes are scattered with bristles, to thornless with attractive, red bark
  • »  Bloom Time: Spring

1gal
$23.56
2gal
$34.94
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Exposure
• Full Sun
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun/Shade
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Moist to Average
• Well-drained
• Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
• Attracts Birds
• Attracts Birds
• Attracts Butterflies
• Attracts Butterflies
Growth Rate
• Medium
• Medium
Critter
• Deer Resistant
• Deer Resistant
Attributes
• Native to Ontario
• Native to Ontario
• Cut Flower/Foliage
• Cut Flower/Foliage
• Deciduous
• Deciduous
• Fragrant
• Fragrant
• Fruit
• Fruit
• Long Blooming
• Long Blooming
Flowering Time
• Spring
• Spring
Habit
• Clumping
• Clumping
• Mounding
• Mounding
• Spreading
• Spreading
Foliage Color
• Blue
• Blue
• Green
• Green
Landscape uses
• Foundation planting
• Foundation planting
• Naturalizing
• Naturalizing
• Rock garden
• Rock garden
• Woodland/woods edge
• Woodland/woods edge
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
• Container Plants
Additional Information about Rosa blanda

Native to Ontario 

 

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Rosa blanda

Spreads vigorously by root suckers once established and is virtually thornless. Will thrive in full sun or partial shade. The rose hips are an excellent source of vitamin C.