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American wild climbing rose | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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American wild climbing rose

Rosa setigera

Fragrant

Genus: Rosa
Family: Rosaceae
Common Names: prairie rose, sunshine rose

About this plant

A rose of trailing habit to 1.5m tall, with long, arching stems and leaves composed of serrated bright green leaflets, downy and greyish beneath. Clusters of slightly fragrant, single, deep-pink blooms to 6.5cm across, fading with age, are produced over a long season from early to late summer then small globular red fruits (hips) follow

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

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

Alkaline

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

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. See rose cultivation

Pruning

See pruning group 20 (shrub roses) but don't deadhead flowers if autumn fruits (hips) are required

Propagation

For home use, propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn, softwood cuttings (under glass) in spring or summer or by chip budding in summer

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

Diseases

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

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverBanks Slopes

Planting Places

IndoorOutdoorBorders

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

BushySubmerged

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years