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