Rosa carolina
Carolina rose
Rosaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
2-4 (6) ft tall by 5-10 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
pink
Fruit Color:
red
Phenology:
deciduous
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Thorns
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Good hedge plant. Rose garden. Rear of a wildflower garden.
Considerations:
Thorny (well, you would expect that for a rose!)
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Clay, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Birds, Mammals
Attracts a variety of insects, especially important for native bees.
Fruits eaten by birds and small mammals.
Native Habitats:
Dry deciduous forests. Also cultivated.
