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Scientific Name:
Rosa rugosa
Pronunciation:
RO-zuh roo-GO-suh
Common Name:
rugosa rose
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Large, vase-shaped shrub; leaves heavily veined, rugose, pinnately compound with adnate stipules (typical of roses); flowers solitary; stem covered in densely spaced prickles of various sizes.

Habit:
Spreading, Upright
Form:
Irregular, Round
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China, South Asia / India
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 2: (-46 to -40 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Rocky or gravelly or dry
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Attract beneficial insects, Cut flower or foliage, Erosion control, Fragrance, Group or mass planting, Hedge row, Perennial border, Security/barrier
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may include R. 'Hansa' and R. 'F.J. Grootendorst'.

Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Heavily veined, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Tomentose
Compound Leaf:
Odd-pinnate
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Orange
Shapes:
Elliptic, Oblong
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Serrulate

Inflorescence Type:
Cyme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Perigynous
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Violet, Pink, Red
Flower Scent:
Fragrant, Sweet
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Many simple pistils

Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Achene, Edible
Fruit Colour:
Orange, Red
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Showy, Accessory tissue, Edible, Persistent, Rose hips have accessory tissue that forms the outer fleshy red-orange covering which is derived from the floral tube (hypanthium)

Bark Morphology:
Showy, Smooth, Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Olive
Additional Info:
dense prickles pointing downward
Organ Modifications:
Prickles, Stipule, leafy
Propagation:
Seed, Softwood cuttings, Division - above ground parts, Grafting
Pest Susceptibility:
Dieback, Fungal leaf spot, Galls, Stem borer insects, Thrips, Virus (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant)

Course(s):
  • AARB 1012
  • Level 3 Apprenticeship
  • HORT 1155
Location(s):
  • (AGB)  Acer Griseum Bed : cv. Hansa
  • (ONE)  Overpass North side East : cv. Hansa
  • (ONW)  Overpass North side West : 672 - cv. F.J. Grootendorst
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