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Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) vs Slough Grass

Beckmannia syzigachne

Rosa acicularis

CUSTOM GROW

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Slough Grass
Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose)

Slough Grass is a hardy grass that will happily grow in any wet soil. It is usually found near water and is common haymaking material or forage.

Slough Grass is also useful for erosion control and land reclamation.

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.

Slough Grass Quick Facts

Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 1a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: any
Moisture: wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: medium


Foliage: thin, tubular
Fall colour: bright red
Flowers: yellowish, green
Flowers: pink,blooms between May and June. Flowers are both male and female
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, NT
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, YT, NT, NU
Other Names: sloughgrass, western slough grass
Other Names: arctic rose, bristly rose, prickly wild rose