Carolina Rose is a native deciduous shrub that forms a thicket of dark green foliage that turns yellow in fall. The single pink flowers that bloom in mid spring. Edible rose hips mature in fall and winter. Best grown in full sun and rich, moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils.
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Type:
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Shrub
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Height:
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0.5' - 5'
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Spread:
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0.5’ - 5'
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Spacing:
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3.5'
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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4 - 9
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Pink
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Season of Interest:
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Spring
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Medium Maintenance. Roses are susceptible to powdery mildew, black spot, rust, and rose rosette and require regular fungicide in humid areas that experience a lot of rainfall. Pest issues include aphids, borers, scale, mites thrips, midges, and leafhoppers.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Rock Garden, Foundation Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Phlox, Catmint, Lavender
IMAGES: D. Gordon E. Robertson, Pasture Rose, flowers and leaves, CC BY-SA 3.0,(2) Salicyna, Rosa carolina 2017-05-23 1389, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Salicyna, Rosa carolina 2017-05-23 1391, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Sten Porse, Rosa-carolina-fruits, CC BY-SA 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
