Nootka Rose
Rosa nutkana C. Presl - Rose familySize
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
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.