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Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) vs Spicebush

Rosa acicularis

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Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose)
Spicebush

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.

The Spicebush is an unique ornamental shrub that blooms with vibrant yellow flowers and bright green foliage. The foliage goes from green to yellow in the autumn, adding fall interest to your garden.The plant is dioecious, meaning that you will need male and female plants in order to harvest it’s red berries. Berries are only produced on female plants. The berries themselves aren’t that sweet, and are mostly enjoyed by birds and other wildlife.

The Spicebush, also commonly known as Common Spicebush, Northern Spicebush, Wild Allspice, and Benjamin Bush, is named after its distinctive spicy-sweet fragrance that comes from the flowers.

Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) Quick Facts

Spicebush Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 4a
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: any
Light: any
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: bright red
Berries: red
Flowers: pink,blooms between May and June. Flowers are both male and female
Flowers: greenish yellow
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: benjamin bush, common spicebush, northern spicebush, wild allspice