Shape | Compact-rounded spreading. |
Landscape | Borders, hedges, climbers, rock garden, flower beds, containers, cut flowers, can accommodate almost any garden need. |
Cultivation | Grow in moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-draining soil in full sun. |
Pests | Aphids, leafhoppers, spider mites, scale insects, caterpillars, mildew, dieback, canker, viruses, rust and rose slugs. |
Notable Specimens | Olds College, Olds, Alberta, Canada |
Bark/Stem Description | Smooth, semi-glossy robust woody stems with small characteristic rose spines/thorns. |
Leaf Description | Semi-glossy, robust, elliptic-pinnate leaves. |
Flower Description | Pleasing clusters of open-blooming flowers with 5 - 10 broad petals that ripple on the edges with size. Flower sizes vary between 8 - 10 cm in diameter. |
Fruit Description | Showy round rosehip fruits. |
Colour Description | Showy golden yellow blooms with peach-coloured petal edges, medium green foliage, showy reddish-orange rosehip fruits and brownish-green bark with reddish-brown spines/thorns. |
Texture Description | Medium to spiny. |