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multiflora rose

Rosa multiflora

shrub☀️ full sun💧💧 moderate waterZone 5a – Zone 9b

A vigorous, thorny shrub rose producing abundant small white or pink flowers in clusters followed by bright red hips. Highly invasive in many regions and useful mainly for hedging or naturalized plantings.

Overview

Form: Spreading
Growth Rate: fast
Size: 6–10′ tall × 6–12′ wide
Dormancy: deciduous

Tolerances & Soil

low

Zone 5aZone 9b

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ColderWarmer

Seasonality

Bloom Season

Harvest Season

Season of Interest

SpringSummer

Shrub

Woody multi-stem plants at eye level.

Succession Role

pioneerearly successional

Native Range

Eastern Asia

Function & Care

wildlife benefithedgerowerosion controlwindbreakedible

Edible Parts

fruit

Establishment & Care

Establishment: easy
Maintenance: high
Propagation: seed, cutting, layering, sucker

multiflora rose

Overview

Tolerances & Soil

Seasonality

Shrub

Native Range

Function & Care

Companion Planting

Plants well with

multiflora rose

Overview

Tolerances & Soil

Seasonality

Forest Layer Placement

Shrub

Native Range

Function & Care

Companion Planting

Plants well with