Nootka Rose

Rosa nutkana

Nootka rose is a deciduous flowering shrub with attractive pink blossoms that are 1.5-3″ wide. Blooms from late spring to mid-summer. Grows up to 9′ tall with prickles at the base of each toothed leaf. An excellent plant for wind, sand, and sunny wet places to provide for pollinators and have year round color/interest.
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Deciduous Shrub
Mature Height: 5-7'
Sun Exposure: Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Adaptable to most soils

Special Use Benefits:

• Attracts pollinators (insects, bees, or butterflies)
• Provides food or nesting for birds
• Provides cover, shelter, forage for wildlife (deer, squirrel, fish, etc.)
• Good for Erosion Control

​Ideal for:

• Oak woodland
• Upland Prairie and Savanna
• Riparian Forests
• Bottomland Forests
• Mixed Hardwood-Conifer Forest or Woodland
• Shrub Swamp
• Shallow Marsh
• Wet Prairie

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