Rosa palustris
swamp rose
Rosaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
6-8 ft
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white,pink
Fruit Color:
red,green
Phenology:
deciduous
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Thorns
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
It's a shrub; plant where its thorns will not be an issue.
Considerations:
Thorns.
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
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Birds, Mammals
Attracts pollinators and is especially important for native bees.
Fruits eaten by birds and small mammals
Native Habitats:
Floodplains, marshy or swampy shores, cypress swamps and wet thickets, often in shallow water.
