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burr rose

Rosa roxburghii

Fragrant

Genus: Rosa
Family: Rosaceae
Common Names: chestnut rose, Chinquapin rose

About this plant

R. roxburghii is a very prickly shrub rose, up to 5m high, with twisted stems and peeling grey-brown bark. Leaves, 5-10cm long, are made up of 9-15 leaflets, and single, lightly-fragrant pink flowers, up to 7.5cm across, appear in early summer, followed by round, prickly, yellow-orange hips

Growing Information

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingSouth FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in full sun in moderately fertile humus-rich soil; see rose cultivation for more advice

Pruning

Pruning group 21 (shrub roses); to retain hips, delay pruning until late winter

Propagation

Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn or by T-budding and grafting in summer

Pests

Generally pest-free but may be affected by rose aphids, rose leafhoppers, scale insects, caterpillars, rose leaf-rolling sawfly, leaf-cutting bees, rabbits and deer

Diseases

Generally disease-free but may be affected by black spot, rose rust and rose powdery mildew

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground Cover

Planting Places

OutdoorWall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years