Woods' Rose

Rosa woodsii Lindl. - Rose family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Planting Distance: 4.0 feet

Plant Type: Subshrub

Root Depth: 12 inches

Growth Form: Rhizomatous

Growth Rate: Rapid

Features

Flower Color: Red

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Clay Soil Tolerance: No

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Medium

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: High

Salt Tolerance: Low

Ecosystem Interactions

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

Larval Species depending on Woods' Rose: Ectoedemia marmaropa, Hyles lineata

Native Range

USA: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
CAN: British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Yukon
MEX: Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest

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.