shining rose

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R. nitida is a dwarf, suckering shrub producing many slender, reddish stems, densely-covered in fine prickles and bristles. Leaves are shiny, with five to seven slender leaflets, turning red, yellow and purple in autumn. Rose-pink flowers, 5cm across in summer, are followed by slightly bristly, oval, red hips

Scientific classification

Species: shining rose (Rosa nitida)
Genus: Rosa
Family: Rosaceae

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Roses · Shrubs
Plant type: 0.5-1 metres
Height: 0.5-1 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Suckering
Habit: Autumn · Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of shining rose

Distribution map

Eastern North America

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Culture

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Toxicity

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of shining rose

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shining rose care guide

Deep root watering, allow slight surface drying before watering again
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Watering

Deep root watering, allow slight surface drying before watering again

Fertilizing

Rose fertilizer every two to four weeks from spring through late summer

Pruning

Keep single-flowering shrub roses lightly pruned, removing dead, diseased, crossing and weak growth. Thin a few old unproductive stems if crowded. Prune in late summer after flowering.

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in early to mid spring, hardwood cuttings in late summer to autumn or by chip budding in summer; propagate by seed; species roses can be propagated by seed but need stratification and germination may take two seasons

Growing

A very tolerant species which will grow in virtually any garden soil and situation except heavy shade

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Common pests and diseases

Diseases

May be susceptible to rose black spot, rose rust, replant disease, rose dieback, and rose powdery mildews. May also be susceptible to disorders rose blindness and flower balling and sometimes honey fungus

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, including rose aphid, the most common rose pest. Can also be affected by rose leafhopper, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars, large rose sawfly, rose leaf-rolling sawfly and leaf-cutter bees. Deer and rabbits can also cause damage

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