Rosa spinosissima
Burnet Rose
| Family |
| Rosaceae |
| Genus |
| Rosa |
| Species |
| spinosissima |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous), Vine |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6a - 6b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Height |
| 1 - 1.5 m |
| Spread |
| 1 - 1.5 m |
| General Description |
| R. spinosissima is a hardy species with fragrant flowers. |
| Landscape |
| Wall side borders, hedging, and planted as a climber. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in winter or early spring, ideally in humus-rich soil in full sun. |
| Shape |
| Suckering. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Susceptible to aphids, leafhoppers, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars large rose sawfly and rose leaf-rolling sawfly. Additionally is susceptible to rose black spot, rose rust, replant disease, rose dieback, and rose powdery mildews. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn. |