Swamp Rose
Rosa palustris
Rosaceae
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Native to the Finger Lakes Region, N.S. to MN, S. to FL & TN
Location
Mundy Wildflower Garden, Cayuta Lake, McLean Bogs, Purvis Road Wetlands Natural Area, South Hill Swamp
Source of plant
Unknown
Description
An upright shrub, 6-8 ft. tall, with numerous, bushy-branched, thorny stems; dark-green, pinnately compound foliage and showy, but short-lived, dark rose-pink flowers. A pink-flowered shrub with stout, hooked prickles.
USDA Hardiness Zone
3
Status
L4|S5|G5