prairie rose
Rosa arkansana
USDA zones3 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 4 feet tall2 to 4 feet wide
- Habit
- Subshrub
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Prairie rose (Rosa arkansana) is a shrub for meadow plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Small clusters of white to deep pink flowers grow on densely prickly stems. The buds are a deeper pink than the open flowers. Colorful fruit stays on the plant into fall and winter, and fungal problems can occur, so give it good air flow.
Pairs well with Little bluestem, Sideoats grass, Blue wild indigo, and Cup plant.
Native range
AR, CO, DC, IA, and 22 more places. See all 26
AR, CO, DC, IA, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NY, OH, OK, SD, TX, WI, WY; AB, BC, MB, ON, and SK.