Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) vs White Rugosa Rose - TreeTime.ca

Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) vs White Rugosa Rose

Rosa Rugosa alba

Rosa acicularis

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White Rugosa Rose
Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose)

White Rugosa Rose has many characteristics that will make it both a reliable and beautiful addition to your yard. Tolerant of many conditions and incredibly cold hardy, this rose can withstand salt, poor soil, and wind.

White Rugosa Rose produces white flowers that are attractive and pure white with a papery texture. It will make a great impenetrable hedge or border that is also deer resistant.

Note: This variety is from a seed source, not cuttings. Although somewhat true to seed and color expect some variability.

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.

White Rugosa Rose Quick Facts

Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 1a
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: any
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: orange-red
Fall colour: bright red
Flowers: large, white
Flowers: pink,blooms between May and June. Flowers are both male and female
Fruit: rose hips
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


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