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Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) vs Red Elderberry

Rosa acicularis

Sambucus racemosa

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Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose)
Red Elderberry

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.

Red Elderberry is an attractive, medium-sized deciduous shrub.

It produces clusters of white flowers in the spring and bright red berry-like drupes, which provide beautiful contrast against its coarse, textured green foliage.

Red Elder can be pruned as a small single or multi-stemmed tree.

Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) Quick Facts

Red Elderberry Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 2a
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 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


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


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, YT, NT, NU
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, PE
Other Names: arctic rose, bristly rose, prickly wild rose
Other Names: red elder