Produces fragrant pink, five-petaled flowers with yellow centers, blooming singly or in small clusters.
Foliage consists of compound leaves with toothed leaflets, and stems have small, straight thorns.
Forms bright red rose hips by late summer, persisting into winter for visual interest and wildlife food.
Spreads moderately by underground rhizomes, forming attractive natural thickets.
Rose hips provide food for birds and small mammals in fall and winter.
Thickets offer protective nesting and shelter for wildlife.
Highly deer-resistant and low-maintenance, thriving in tough, dry sites.
Produces fragrant pink, five-petaled flowers with yellow centers, blooming singly or in small clusters.
Foliage consists of compound leaves with toothed leaflets, and stems have small, straight thorns.
Forms bright red rose hips by late summer, persisting into winter for visual interest and wildlife food.
Spreads moderately by underground rhizomes, forming attractive natural thickets.
Rose hips provide food for birds and small mammals in fall and winter.
Thickets offer protective nesting and shelter for wildlife.
Highly deer-resistant and low-maintenance, thriving in tough, dry sites.
Bloom: early summer
Habitats: abandoned fields; areas along railroads where prairie remnants remain; fence rows; limestone glades; mesic to dry black soil prairies; oak savannas; openings in woodlands; sand dunes near lakes; waste areas
Lifespan: perennial
Moisture: mesic to dry
Plant type (height): shrub (0.5 to 3 feet)
Requirements: full sun to partial sun
Soil: clay-loam; loam; sandy loam
