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American early wild rose

Also known as: Hudson Bay rose; meadow rose; smooth rose

Shrubby species rose about 1-1.2m tall, with almost thornless stems and pale green leaves composed of leaflets. Fragrant, rose-pink blooms to 7.5cm across, with prominent golden stamens, are once-flowering in midsummer followed by small, pear-shaped red fruits (hips); North American native 1773

Scientific classification

Species: American early wild rose (Rosa blanda)
Genus: Rosa
Family: Rosaceae

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Roses
Plant type: 0.5-1 metres
Height: 0.5-1 metres
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Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of American early wild rose

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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 American early wild rose

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American early wild rose care guide

Deep watering, allow slight surface drying between waterings
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Deep watering, allow slight surface drying between waterings

Fertilizing

Rose feed in spring and after each major flush

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

Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Mulch with well-rotted organic matter in late winter or early spring, and for best flowering apply a general rose or shrub fertiliser in early spring and again in early summer. Suited to poor, sandy soils, meadow and wildlife gardens. See rose cultivation

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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 mildew and sometimes honey fungus. May also be susceptible to disorders rose blindness and flower balling

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, rose leafhopper, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars, large rose sawfly, rose slugworm sawfly and rose leaf-rolling sawfly. Deer and rabbits can cause damage

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