Alpine Rose

Rosa pendulina

Shrub1.5×1.5 mzone 4–7light shade

Profile

Family: Rosaceae
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1.5 m
Spread: 1.5 m
Growth: medium
Lifespan: 30 years
First yield: after 3 years
Hardiness: zone 4–7
Shade tolerance: light shade
Soil: Sand, Silt
Soil moisture: dry – moist
pH: 5.5 – 7.5

suitable for hedgesscentedpollen source

Flowering & harvest

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Flowering
Fruit harvest

Times apply to the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate and shift with altitude and cultivar.

Uses

Edible4 of 10

Medicinal3 of 10

Other uses3 of 10

Growing

Mountain rose for sunny sites on well-drained, rather lean soil; very frost-hardy. Almost thornless, suitable for naturalistic hedges in upland climates.

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