Rosa nitida

Glossy Rose (Rosa nitida )

The gloss rose or Glanzblättrige Rose (Rosa nitida ) is a wild rose which is in Eastern Canada and New England native. Its botanical and common name refers to the shiny leaves (from the Latin nitidus = glossy). This species is native to northeastern North America.

Description

Rosa nitida grows as a compact, stoloniferous shrub that reaches heights of growth of up to 80 centimeters. Your prickly branches are reddish - brown. Your shiny, feathery leaves are dark green and turn bright red in autumn and yellow. The leaflets are narrow with serrated edge.

It flowers once the end of June, with small, hermaphrodite, bright pink flowers, which have a diameter of about 4-5 cm. There are small (0.8 to 1 cm), formed round, vermilion, bristly rose hips.

Use

This species is robust, hardy to -35 ° C ( USDA zone 4). It was introduced in 1807 by Carl Ludwig Willdenow to Europe. Rosa nitida can withstand heat and cold, drought and poorly drained soils.