Shape | Upright. |
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 neutral to acidic 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 |
Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
Bark/Stem Description | Stems are very spiny. |
Leaf Description | Semi-glossy, robust, elliptic-pinnate serrated leaves. |
Flower Description | Solitary, or clustered sprays of showy 6 - 12 petaled flowers arranged in loose layers. |
Fruit Description | Clusters of exceptionally small round rosehips. |
Colour Description | Showy deep pink blooms with golden yellow stamens. Greyish-brown bark with greenish-brown new stems. Medium green to yellowish-green to golden yellow foliage. Vivid red rosehip fruits. |
Texture Description | Spiny. |