Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) vs Meadowsweet - TreeTime.ca

Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) vs Meadowsweet

Filipendula ulmaria

Rosa acicularis

CUSTOM GROW

Meadowsweet
Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose)

Meadowsweet gets its name from its sweet fragrance from the creamy white flowers. It is a large upright herbaceous perennial shrub. They bloom in early summer, and with the right conditions may remain throughout the season.

Take care of where you’re planting Meadowsweet as it is known to spread.

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.

Meadowsweet Quick Facts

Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 1a
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Spread: 0.3 m (1.0 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium


Fall colour: bright red
Flowers: white
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, YT, NT, NU
Other Names: bride wort, mead wort
Other Names: arctic rose, bristly rose, prickly wild rose