Welcome to the World of Rose Gardening or Rose Gardening World. Visit Rose Gardening World often. We welcome comments. Take time and smell the roses. Roses have been around for millions of years which just prove that Roses are easy plants to grow contrary to popular belief. The Rose is also our National Floral Emblem and the state flower of several states. Happy Rose Gardening!
Rosa rugosa roses are very attractive plants but prickly, heavily
armored with unforgiving thorns and noted for its wrinkled or rugose foliage. Rosa rugosa
produces an abundance of flowers in almost any soil, from heavy clay to
beach sand and is a rich source of vitamin C. Rosa rugosa blooms for a long period of time and bears either single or
double blossoms with wonderful fragrance.
After the petals fall, the plants produce rose hips of a deep
red-orange. Rosa rugosa are extremely hardy, except maybe in the most northern gardens. They can be planted in a row to serve as a
dense, impenetrable hedge. They are
disease-free and rarely bothered by insects.
They are also useful in cosmetics and in food.
Rosa rugosa can sucker and spread throughout the garden. The Rosa rugosa’s sprawling characteristics
can be useful in keeping steep banks stabilized. If you live next to the water, it is useful
to hold banks against erosion. Rugosa
roses thrive on ocean mist and sandy soil to beautify many coastal settings. Rugosa roses are underappreciated because it
lacks the show quality of hybrid teas but they are tough plants.
Here is a list of some of the rugosa rosses currently
available.
Alba – white, single, 6 ft.
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer – Mid-pink, double, 8 ft., train
as climber.
David Thompson (Explorer series) – Midium red, double, 4 ft.
F.J. Grootendorst – Midium red. semi-double, fringed petals,
6 ft.
Hansa –
violet-red, double, 6 ft.
Henry Hudson (explorer series) – white, double, 3 ft.
Jens Munk (Explorer series) – Midium pink, double, 6 ft.
Linda Campbell – medium red, double, 3-5 ft.
Magnifica – dark red, full, 6 ft.
Martin Frobisher
(explorer series) – Light-pink, semi-double, 6 ft.
Max Graf – pink blend, single, 2 ft.
Nova Zembla – white, double, 8 ft.
Sarah Van Fleet – medium pink, semi-double, 8 ft.
Scabrosa – mauve, single, 6 ft.
Sir Thomas Lipton – white, double, 8 ft.
Therese Bugnet – medium pink, full, 6 ft.
White Grootendorst – white, full, 6 ft.
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