Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) vs Bracted Honeysuckle - TreeTime.ca

Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) vs Bracted Honeysuckle

Rosa acicularis

Lonicera involucrata

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Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose)
Bracted Honeysuckle

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.

Bracted Honeysuckle is a shade loving shrub that is distinguishable from other honeysuckles by its square stem and pointed leaves. Native to most of North America, this honeysuckle is found along swamps, rivers, riparian zones and moist wooded areas.

If you have a erosion control project in mind, consider Bracted Honeysuckle.

Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) Quick Facts

Bracted Honeysuckle Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 4a
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Light: any
Light: any
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: medium
Suckering: medium


Fall colour: bright red
Flowers: pink,blooms between May and June. Flowers are both male and female
Berries: shiny, purple-black berries produced in pairs
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: arctic rose, bristly rose, prickly wild rose
Other Names: bearberry honeysuckle, black twinberry, twinberry