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Rosa arkansana
Prairie Rose
Origin: Central United States of America to western Canada. It is the floral emblem for the province of Alberta.
| Family |
| Rosaceae |
| Genus |
| Rosa |
| Species |
| arkansana |
| Category |
| Weeds, Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 2 - 5a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -35 - (-29) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -30 - (-20) |
| Height |
| 50 - 120 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Full sun to partial-shade. Well-drained and moist soil. |
| Shape |
| Upright and spreading. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Habitat |
| Fields, prairies and woodland. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Dense, straight, unequal prickles and bristles. |
| Leaf Description |
| Alternate, compound with 9 - 11 leaflets. The leaflets are 1 - 3 cm long and elliptic and rounded or blunt at the tip with serrated edges except for at the base. |
| Flower Description |
| Appear in cluster of 1 - 4 flowers that form at tips of new shoots. The flowers are 3 - 5 cm long. The petals are rounded with wavy edges and notched at the tip. |
| Fruit Description |
| Round berry-like fruit that is 1 - 1.5 cm wide. |
| Colour Description |
| The flowers are white to deep rose pink with yellow stamens. The leaves have a dark green upper surface and a light green underside. The berry-like fruit is bright red in the summer. |
| Texture Description |
| The leaves have a hairy textured underside. |
| Propagation |
| Seed. |
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