Flowers attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, while rose hips (fruit) provide late-season food for songbirds, game birds, and mammals.
Features arching stems covered in thorns, which create excellent cover for nesting birds and small wildlife.
Indigenous people used rose hips for teas and medicinal remedies, as they are rich in vitamin C.
After blooming, its bright red hips persist into fall and winter, adding ornamental and ecological value.
Flowers attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, while rose hips (fruit) provide late-season food for songbirds, game birds, and mammals.
Features arching stems covered in thorns, which create excellent cover for nesting birds and small wildlife.
Indigenous people used rose hips for teas and medicinal remedies, as they are rich in vitamin C.
After blooming, its bright red hips persist into fall and winter, adding ornamental and ecological value.
Bloom time: early to late summer
Habitats: ditches; gravelly seeps; marshes and sandy marshes; peaty bogs; sandy marshes; soggy thickets; wet sand prairies
Lifespan: perennial
Moisture: wet to moist
Plant type (height): shrub (3 to 8 feet)
Requirements: full sun to partial sun
Soil: muck; peat; sand
