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Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) vs Labrador Tea

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Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose)
Labrador Tea

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.

Labrador Tea is slow-growing evergreen shrub native to the boreal forests of Canada.

It thrives in wet, swampy conditions.

Labrador Tea has narrow, leathery, dark green leaves, topped by a cluster of white flowers in the spring. It is a perfect ornamental shrub for boggy, wet areas of your property.

Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) Quick Facts

Labrador Tea Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 1a
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Height: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: any
Light: any
Light: any
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: bright red
Fall colour: rust orange
Flowers: pink,blooms between May and June. Flowers are both male and female
Flowers: white, fragrant
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none




Toxicity: slightly toxic if ingested
Other Names: arctic rose, bristly rose, prickly wild rose