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 soil. Suckers should be removed annually. |
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. |
Flower Description | Solitary, or clustered sprays of showy 28 - 35 petaled flowers arranged in tight whorls. |
Colour Description | Showy purplish-pink blooms, medium green to deep scarlet foliage, showy reddish-orange rosehip fruits and brownish-green bark with reddish-brown spines/thorns. |
Texture Description | Medium to thorny. |