Shape | Compact-spreading. |
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 | Smooth, semi-glossy robust woody stems with small characteristic rose spines/thorns. |
Leaf Description | Semi-glossy, robust, elliptic-pinnate leaves with a slight serration toward the midsection to apex of the leaf. |
Flower Description | Solitary blooms with 20 - 30 petals arranged in loose overflowing layers. |
Fruit Description | Small round rosehip fruits. |
Colour Description | Showy snow white blooms, medium green foliage, showy reddish-orange rosehip fruits and reddish-green bark with reddish-brown spines/thorns. |
Texture Description | Medium to thorny. |