Native Rose
What: Rosa acicularis is a cold-hardy native rose that occurs naturally across the Canadian prairies. It features single pink flowers with yellow centers in spring, followed by showy scarlet hips in late summer, and provides excellent wildlife value.
Best use: This native rose is ideal for rock gardens, hedging, accent plantings, mass planting, and naturalizing in garden landscapes. It forms attractive thickets naturally and serves as an excellent choice for attracting birds, bees, and butterflies to your yard.
Plant Details
| Height | 8 feet |
| Spread | 10 feet |
| Hardiness Zone | 2 |
| Sunlight | Full sun |
| Watering | Average to evenly moist |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Maintenance | Low to moderate; best pruned in late winter |
| Uses | Accent, Mass Planting, General Garden Use, Naturalizing |
| Bloom Time | Mid to late spring |
| Flower Color | Pink with yellow centers |
| Special Features | Alberta’s provincial flower; lightly-scented blooms; scarlet hips in late summer |
