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Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) vs Winterberry

Rosa acicularis

Ilex verticillata

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Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose)
Winterberry

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.

Winterberry is a small shrub that produces large quantities of bright red berries that remain on the plant through the fall and into the winter. Adding this shrub to your yard will give it a unique splash of color and attract birds, especially after the leaves drop.

Note: although the foliage is attractive on its own, you need at least one male plant near your female plants or they won't produce berries.

Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) Quick Facts

Winterberry Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 3a
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: bright red
Fall colour: bright orange to red
Berries: bright red, stays through winter
Flowers: pink,blooms between May and June. Flowers are both male and female
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: medium




Other Names: arctic rose, bristly rose, prickly wild rose
Other Names: black alder, canada holly, coralberry, fever bush, michigan holly, winterberry holly