Wild Prairie RoseA close-up of a wild prairie rose flower from the Allison Waterfowl Production Area in LaMoure County, North Dakota. Photo Credit: Krista Lundgren/USFWS
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Climbing prairie rose - Fine GardeningClimbing prairie rose has fragrant deep pink flowers two inches in diameter with many yellow stamens at the center. The clusters of blooms arrive in early to mid-summer, and fade slowly to white. Birds relish the showy red rosehips that forms in autumn.
Rosa arkansana (dwarf prairie-rose)Rosa arkansana (dwarf prairie-rose) is native to the central portion of the US and into Canada. It is a low-growing stoloniferous plant that can spread to form patches. Bloom time is from late June into July in northern Minnesota.
Going Native: Climbing Prairie RoseClimbing prairie rose, Rosa setigera, is another native rose I planted in my garden two years ago. I planted it along our fence line to hide the chain link and to offer privacy. It receives a fair amount of sun and has grown amazingly fast. Other than to train it slightly to grow along the fence and handmade trellis, I have done nothing to maintain this rose. This is the first season it bloomed. I expected a few blooms, but not this: It smells like a rose. It also offers pollen and hips. I…
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Roses As WildflowersWhy not add some wild roses? After growing meadow wildflowers for awhile, it occurs to many, "Why not add a wild rose or two?" After all, everyone knows that wild roses are some of the most beautiful and famous wildflowers of them all. And it makes sense that like all wildflowers, they don't need lots of care. Nobody sprays, fertilizes, or worries over the native roses in the wild. Yet they manage to produce lovely foliage and flowers year after year. So it's nice to know that the roses…
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