Rosa palustris
Growing Information
• Plant Type: Shrub
• Sunlight: Sun to part shade
• Soils: Medium-wet soil, good drainage
• Bloom Time: Fragrant pink flowers June-July
• Size: 3-6 feet tall and wide
Rosa palustris is a deciduous, multi-stemmed shrub that grows upright with arching branches. It spreads through suckers forming a dense structure that provides great cover for wildlife. In the fall its leaves turn a nice shade of red. It also produces small, reddish-orange hips that are eaten and spread by birds and other wildlife.
Garden Companions
Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis), Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris), Turtlehead (Chelone glabra), Rose/Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)
Nature Benefits
• Flowers attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinators
• Rose hips provide food for birds and wildlife
Natural Habitat
Naturally found around swamps, along stream shores, and in marshes.