| 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. |
| 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, robust woody stems with small characteristic rose spines/thorns. New growth, leaf and flower stems are slightly hairy. |
| Leaf Description | Semi-glossy, robust, elliptic-pinnate leaves. |
| Flower Description | Solitary, or clustered sprays of vivid 20 - 30 petaled blooms arranged in tight whorls. |
| Fruit Description | Small round rosehip fruits borne from flowers with outer flesh that wrinkles, or shrivels like a 'raisin' with age. |
| Colour Description | Vivid blooms purplish pink to blush pink in colour, medium green to yellowish-green foliage, showy medium red rosehip fruits and brownish-green bark with reddish-brown spines/thorns. |
| Texture Description | Medium, hairy to thorny. |
