Rosa blanda (American early wild rose)

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained, preferably loamy soil in full sun. Tolerates dry, alkaline, and clay soils. Feed in late winter or early spring. Avoid planting in sites that have previously been used for growing roses

Suggested uses

Banks and Slopes, Coastal, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Hedging/Screens, Wildlife, Wallside and trellises, Prairie planting, Meadow

UK hardiness

H7

USDA zones

Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8

Sunset zone

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Upright, Suckering

Native to

Central United States, Eastern Canada, Northeastern United States, Central Canada

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Fragrance

Flower

Toxicity

Not toxic