PlantsShrubs & Vines
Rugosa Rose
Rosa rugosa
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Tough shrub rose with hips
EasyShrubs & VinesEdible
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry–medium
- Mature size
- 4–6 ft
- Spacing
- 4–5 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Jun–Aug; hips fall
- How it spreads
- Suckering shrub
- What to buy
- Own-root plants.
- When to plant
- Plant April or September.
In the design
Very hardy. It suckers. Give it a corner, not a narrow rose bed. Disease-resistant compared with hybrid teas.
If you eat it
Hips for tea or jelly after you're sure of the plant
Don't eat leaves. Hips should be split and the irritating seeds removed.
Only eat what you planted and can name. This is not a foraging or medical guide.
