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woods rose
Rosa woodsii
Water:
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Bloom time:
low - high
full sun - part shade
upright, spreading
3 - 8'
magenta
summer
Photo credit:
E. Conrad
Wildlife habitat, hedge value, AND flowers like this?
Photo credit: Elliott Conrad
Rose hips
Photo credit: Elliott Conrad
Fall color (rose also often employ an interesting 'stoplight' fall color regime)
Photo credit: Elliott Conrad
Wildlife habitat, hedge value, AND flowers like this?
Photo credit: Elliott Conrad
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Woods rose is a wild relative of the garden classic, exhibiting all the beauty with none of the fuss. Large delicate pale pink to magenta flowers open in June, followed by bright red hips that last through the winter. This species spreads via suckering; while not appropriate for every situation, that does lend itself to a perfect hedge. Plant with chokecherry and snowberry for a barrier that will fill in to become a living privacy fence.
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