Prickly Rose
Rosa acicularis Lindl. - Rose familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 4.0 feet
Planting Distance: 34 inches
Plant Type: Subshrub
Root Depth: 6 inches
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Rapid
Features
Flower Color: Red
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Early Summer
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: Yes
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: No
Drought Tolerance: Low
Flood Tolerance: None
Fire Tolerance: High
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Nesting and Structure (Bees)
Native Range
- USA: Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.