Spicebush vs Morden Sunrise Rose - TreeTime.ca

Spicebush vs Morden Sunrise Rose

Rosa Morden Sunrise

Lindera benzoin

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Morden Sunrise Rose
Spicebush

The Morden Sunrise Rose is a popular shrub due to its yellow blooms that fade to a peachy-pink later in the summer and fall. These double flowers are lightly-scented and emerge from distinctive orange flower buds. It has a compact habit of growth, making this a refined addition to your garden.

The Morden Sunrise Rose has glossy green foliage during the spring and summer months, with leaves turning yellow in the fall. It produces showy orange rose hips in mid to late fall, and is quite disease resistant.

The Spicebush is an unique ornamental shrub that blooms with vibrant yellow flowers and bright green foliage. The foliage goes from green to yellow in the autumn, adding fall interest to your garden.The plant is dioecious, meaning that you will need male and female plants in order to harvest it’s red berries. Berries are only produced on female plants. The berries themselves aren’t that sweet, and are mostly enjoyed by birds and other wildlife.

The Spicebush, also commonly known as Common Spicebush, Northern Spicebush, Wild Allspice, and Benjamin Bush, is named after its distinctive spicy-sweet fragrance that comes from the flowers.

Morden Sunrise Rose Quick Facts

Spicebush Quick Facts

Zone: 3b
Zone: 4a
Height: 0.8 m (2.5 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: full sun
Light: any
Hybrid: yes
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: red
Flowers: peach/pink, yellow center
Flowers: greenish yellow
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: slow
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium




Other Names: benjamin bush, common spicebush, northern spicebush, wild allspice