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'Rosa nitida Willd.' rose Description 
  
  
  
  Photo courtesy of anonymous-52181
HMF Ratings: 
81 favorite votes.  Average rating: 
EXCELLENT.
 
Origin: Introduced  by Unknown  in 1807 as 'Rosa nitida  Willd.'.  
Bloom: Pink.  Mild to strong fragrance.  5 petals.  Average diameter 1.75".  Small to medium, single (4-8 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  Glandular sepals, rounded buds.   
Habit: Short, armed with thorns / prickles, bristly , bushy, sends out runners, upright, well-branched.  Medium, glossy, dark green, attractive fall color foliage.  5 to 11 leaflets.  
 Height: 2' to 4'11" (60 to 150cm).  Width: 3' (90cm).
 
Growing: USDA zone 2b and warmer.  Very hardy.  drought resistant.  produces decorative hips.   
Patents: Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind). 
Parentage: If you know the parentage of this rose, or other details, please contact us. 
Notes: Native to northeastern USA from New York to Maine and eastern Canada from Quebec east to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.Tolerates wet soils. Erect cinnamon red canes. |