Rugosa Rose
- Botanical Name
- Rosa rugosa
- Hardiness
- Zones 2 to 7
- Height
- 4 to 6 feet
- Width
- 4 to 6 feet
- Flowers
- Summer: white, pink, purple; very fragrant
- Fruit
- Orange-red hips
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Adaptable to most soils
- Best in acidic soils but tolerates sandy soils, drought, and salt
- Problems
- Black spot, powdery mildew, aphids, chlorosis in higher pH soils, some varieties may colonize and are invasive in some areas
- Varieties
- Pavement Series - very hardy; compact growth; repeat blooms in colors of white, pink or purple; large hips
- Frau Dagmar Hastrup - excellent disease resistance, pink flowers, good fall color
- Charles Albanel - low growing 18 to 24 inches, dark magenta pink flowers
- Henry Hudson - 2 to 4 feet, white flowers
- Jens Munk - medium pink flowers, strong rebloomer
- Blanc Double de Coubert - 5 to 7 feet, white flowers
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