Scientific Name
Rosa eglanteria
Common Name
Sweetbrier rose; Shakespeare's rose
Roses
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Flower Color:
Pale pink
Flower:
Five petals; blooms once
Type:
Wild species
Fragrance:
Sweet rose
Height:
10 to 12 feet
Comments:
Introduced before 1551; hardy; vigorous; apple scented foliage; thorny; scarlet oval hips; good disease resistance
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