Virginia Rose
Rosa virginiana
This easy-to-grow fragrant rose provides food for wildlife. It attracts songbirds, bees, butterflies, and is salt tolerant. Use it in a native or pollinator garden. Glossy dark green leaves with single pink flowers that are 2-3” across. Edible rosehips. Beautiful red to yellow foliage in the fall. Attractive red canes in the winter. Northeastern U.S. Native and native to Rockland.
Height: 4 - 6’
Spread: 3 - 4’
Pot size: 1 qt.
Bloom time: June
Light: Full sun
Moisture: Dry, Average, Wet
Attracts: Birds, bees, and butterflies
Deer Resistance: Moderate
Photo: Mike Adamovic
Rosa virginiana
This easy-to-grow fragrant rose provides food for wildlife. It attracts songbirds, bees, butterflies, and is salt tolerant. Use it in a native or pollinator garden. Glossy dark green leaves with single pink flowers that are 2-3” across. Edible rosehips. Beautiful red to yellow foliage in the fall. Attractive red canes in the winter. Northeastern U.S. Native and native to Rockland.
Height: 4 - 6’
Spread: 3 - 4’
Pot size: 1 qt.
Bloom time: June
Light: Full sun
Moisture: Dry, Average, Wet
Attracts: Birds, bees, and butterflies
Deer Resistance: Moderate
Photo: Mike Adamovic
Rosa virginiana
This easy-to-grow fragrant rose provides food for wildlife. It attracts songbirds, bees, butterflies, and is salt tolerant. Use it in a native or pollinator garden. Glossy dark green leaves with single pink flowers that are 2-3” across. Edible rosehips. Beautiful red to yellow foliage in the fall. Attractive red canes in the winter. Northeastern U.S. Native and native to Rockland.
Height: 4 - 6’
Spread: 3 - 4’
Pot size: 1 qt.
Bloom time: June
Light: Full sun
Moisture: Dry, Average, Wet
Attracts: Birds, bees, and butterflies
Deer Resistance: Moderate
Photo: Mike Adamovic