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Rosa rugosa - Beach Rose

Rosa rugosa
Rugosa Rose, Japanese Rose, Ramanas Rose, Beach Rose

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My rugosa roses have no more leaves! Is that normal? I'll wait a bit before pruning them, hoping they're still in good condition.

Martine, 12/02/2023

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This botanical rose is a vigorous bush, sucker-producing, with very thorny vegetation and deciduous, wavy, intense green foliage, turning yellow in autumn. Its pleasantly scented flowers, single, with crumpled petals, are dark fuchsia pink. They appear from June to September, and give way to large, fleshy and edible red fruits. Very hardy, it tolerates sea spray and sandy soils.
Flower size
7 cm
Height at maturity
1.25 m
Spread at maturity
1 m
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -20°C
Soil moisture
Dry soil, Moist soil
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Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time February to November
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Description

The Rosa rugosa, also known as the Rugosa rose or Japanese rose, is a vigorous bushy botanical species, forming impenetrable thickets due to its very thorny vegetation. In ornamental gardens, it displays simple, candid flowers from June to September-October, which are very pleasantly fragrant and composed of crumpled petals. In nature, their colour varies from white to dark pink, but commercially available plants are most often fuchsia pink. It is also appreciated for its beautiful wavy, light green foliage that turns yellow in autumn. Its large, fleshy, and edible red fruits are very rich in vitamin C. Highly hardy, it tolerates sea spray and sandy soils well.

The Rosa rugosa, or Japanese rose, is a wild rose native to the Far East, inhabiting coasts and sandy dunes, with remarkable hardiness and good tolerance for poor soils. It is also one of the few recurrently flowering botanical roses. It develops into a dense bush with a rounded habit, reaching 1.50 metres (5 feet) in all directions or even more, as it produces new shoots from the stump. Its stems, straight and highly branched, are brown and covered in prickles. They bear solitary or grouped roses of 6 to 9 cm (2 to 4in) in diameter, with five petals, from late spring to autumn. The buds, very pointed, gradually open into flat cup-shaped flowers. Their texture is shiny and velvety, and their fragrance is powerful, perceptible several metres away. The foliage, abundant down to the base of the plant, is composed of leaves with a wavy appearance, divided into 5 to 9 fairly dark, shiny leaflets. At the end of the season, as the flowering comes to an end, the branches turn beige and the leaves become a beautiful golden yellow.

If the passion for botanical roses is not widespread, it is fully justified, especially in poor soils or difficult climates: these roses are not only the ancestors of our modern roses, but also generally more robust and reliable. The Rosa rugosa is a floriferous, powerful but light rose that captures attention at least twice a year. It will find its place in a hedgerow or defensive hedge, as it has substance and forms a thorny mass that is difficult to cross. It can be associated with cotinus for autumn colors, lilacs for their fragrance in spring, mock oranges for the same reason, and buddleias taking over in summer, but also with viburnums that show a very accommodating nature. Finally, it is a very hardy, undemanding, and tolerant shrub in terms of soil, splendid in a flowering hedge. Its fruits, devoid of seeds, can be used to make delicious and vitamin-rich jellies.

 

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Rosa rugosa - Beach Rose (Flowering) Flowering
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Rosa rugosa - Beach Rose (Plant habit) Plant habit
Rosa rugosa - Beach Rose (Harvest) Harvest

Plant habit

Height at maturity 1.25 m
Spread at maturity 1 m
Growth rate fast

Flowering

Flower colour pink
Flowering time June to October
Inflorescence Solitary
Flower size 7 cm
Fragrance Very fragrant, Suave.
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators
Good for cut flowers Cut flower blooms
Fruit colour red

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour dark green

Botanical data

Genus

Rosa

Species

rugosa

Family

Rosaceae

Other common names

Rugosa Rose, Japanese Rose, Ramanas Rose, Beach Rose

Origin

Southeast Asia

Product reference823082

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Planting and care

The rough rose is not demanding, it thrives in all regions that are not too hot, it is not afraid of diseases, cold, rain, poor and occasionally dry soils. It adapts to all types of soil, even sandy ones, as long as the planting is well cared for! Plant it in well-worked and well-drained ordinary soil, in a sunny or semi-shady position that it tolerates very well. To keep it bushy, maintenance is simple: after winter, remove the oldest branches (2-3 years old). Very hardy, this rose can withstand -20°C (-4°F). It may be useful to remove dead wood in winter and remove faded flowers. If necessary, in spring, after the risk of frost, a light pruning can be done. This variety sometimes tends to sucker, which makes it even more robust.

To plant your rose, whether in a pot or in the ground, work the soil to a depth of 25 cm (10in) by crumbling it well and adding a bottom amendment such as dried blood or dehydrated horn. Place your plant, freed from its pot, covering the top of the root ball with 3 cm (1in) of soil, refill and water copiously to remove air pockets. In dry weather, water regularly for a few weeks to facilitate rooting. Also remember to provide your rose with special rose fertiliser that stimulates plant flowering. To achieve abundant flowering of your roses, regularly bend and tie the branches. Each bend results in a lateral shoot that ends in a bouquet of flowers. Do not hesitate to use this technique, you will be rewarded. Regularly remove faded flowers.

Planting period

Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time February to November

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Woodland edge
Type of use Border, Back of border, Hedge
Hardiness Hardy down to -20°C (USDA zone 6b) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 1 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Any
Soil moisture Dry soil, Moist soil, Light, loose, even sandy.

Care

Pruning instructions To keep it a bushy habit, maintenance is straightforward: every 2 years, after winter, remove the oldest branches (2-3 years).
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time March to April
Soil moisture Dry soil, Moist soil
Disease resistance Very good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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