Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Petal count: Single: 1-7 petals
Rose bloom color: Deep pink
Rebloom: None
Class: Other: Species, wild
Growth Habit: Tall, 8-10 feet
Fragrance: Mild
Optimal growing zones: USDA zones 2-9

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 8-10 feet
Plant Spread: 4-7 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Say's Prickly Rose
  • Rose
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Rosa acicularis subsp. sayi
  • Synonym: Rosa collaris
  • Synonym: Rosa acicularis var. engelmannii

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Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, United States
Date: 2016-10-21

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