scotch rose
Rosa spinosissima
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 4 feet tall3 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Mounding
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Cream/tan, white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Scotch rose (Rosa spinosissima) is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, hedges, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows fast into a mounding shape about 35 to 47 inches tall and wide. Fragrant cream or white flowers attract butterflies, bees, and birds. It also tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with Charles Joly lilac, Cytherea peony, Blue Muffin arrowwood viburnum, and Cheerfulness daffodil.
Native range
Europe to South Western Siberia and NW. Iran and Algeria.