Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) vs Highbush Cranberry - TreeTime.ca

Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) vs Highbush Cranberry

Rosa acicularis

Viburnum trilobum

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Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose)
Highbush Cranberry

Alberta's provincial flower, Alberta Wild Rose, is a small, deciduous shrub known for its beautiful pink blooms and thick, thorny stems.

Native to Canada, this hardy perennial is an attractive addition to any garden. Wildlife enjoy its edible rosehips, which inclined growers can use in jams, jellies, and rose hip tea.

Highbush Cranberry produces attractive white flowers in late June and bears edible fruit that matures to a bright red colour in the late summer.

This shrub, native to much of Canada, is fast growing, and its fruit can be eaten raw or cooked into a sauce.

Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) Quick Facts

Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 2a
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none


Fall colour: bright red
Flowers: pink,blooms between May and June. Flowers are both male and female
Flowers: white clusters
Berries: edible red berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


In row spacing: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, YT, NT, NU
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, PE
Other Names: arctic rose, bristly rose, prickly wild rose
Other Names: american cranberrybush, american cranberrybush viburnum, high bush cranberry, kalyna