| Landscape | Borders, hedges, climbers, rock garden, flower beds, containers, cut flowers, can accommodate almost any garden need. |
| Cultivation | Grow in full sun in moist but well-drained soil. Suckers should be removed annually. |
| Pests | Aphids, leafhoppers, spider mites, scale insects, caterpillars, mildew, dieback, canker, viruses, rust and rose slugs. |
| Notable Specimens | Olds College, Olds, Alberta, Canada |
| Bark/Stem Description | Smooth, semi-glossy robust woody stems with small characteristic rose spines/thorns. |
| Leaf Description | Semi-glossy, robust, elliptic-pinnate leaves. |
| Flower Description | Solitary, or clustered sprays of showy 5 - 10 petaled flowers arranged in tight whorls. |
| Colour Description | Showy dark pink to magenta blooms, medium green to vivid green foliage, showy reddish-orange rosehip fruits and brownish-green bark with reddish-brown spines/thorns. |
| Texture Description | Medium to spiny. |
