Nootka Rose

Rosa nutkana C. Presl - Rose family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 10.0 feet

Planting Distance: 34 inches

Plant Type: Subshrub

Root Depth: 6 inches

Growth Form: Thicket Forming

Growth Rate: Rapid

Features

Flower Color: Red

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Late Spring

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: Low

Fire Tolerance: High

Salt Tolerance: Low

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Nootka Rose: Malacosoma californica pluvialis, Orthotaenia undulana, Xylena cineritia, Xylena nupera

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
  • CAN:  British Columbia, Northwest Territorie
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

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.