The flowers on Swamp Rose are absolutely beautiful, attracting birds, butterflies, moths and native bees. Birds also eat the pea-sized, red fruits that are called hips and appear generally from September through October.
Swamp Rose is best suited in a moist, sunny area, although it will not grow in standing water. Given room to spread, it forms a nice, rounded shrub.
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Rose, Swamp
SKU: RP01-SS
$85.00Price
5 Gallons
- Latin: Rosa palustris
- Pollinator value: Very High
- Height: 3-6 feet tall and wide
- Light: Full sun; tolerates light shade
- Soil: Moist to wet, boggy
- Bloom: Fragrant pink with yellow centers, May-July
- Fruit: Red, September-October
- Foliage: Deciduous, red fall
- Landscape: Butterfly, rain garden
- Resistance: Seasonal flooding
- More information and native range here