rosa blanda (meadow rose) native magenta

rosa blanda (meadow rose) native magentasingle, light pink, fragrant flowers smooth, bright red, rose hips in July persist into the winter dull, blue green leaves canes are scattered with bristles, to thornless with attractive, red bark bloom time: spring zone 2 height 125 150cm spread 150 200cm colour pink, pale pink spreads vigorously by root suckers once established and is virtually thornless will thrive in full sun or partial shade the rose hips are an excellent source of vitamin C full

bloom time: mid to late summer

it is important to note that the crown remains slightly above soil level to prevent stem rot

spreads by rhizomes and will easily self-seed in optimum conditions

medium-green leaves

red berries on mature stems

terminal clusters of narrow

forms a low mound if green foliage

a versatile evergreen tolerating heavy pruning

reliable and long-lived clumps that can be easily divided in the spring or fall and add bold colour for the back border

border hedges

bloom time: mid-june to mid-july

forms a very upright column of steel blue foliage and powdery blue stems