Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

swamp rose

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Rosa palustris

Family:

Rosaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

6-8 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white,pink

Fruit Color:

red,green

Phenology:

deciduous

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Thorns

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

It's a shrub; plant where its thorns will not be an issue.

Considerations:

Thorns.

Availability:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales

Propagation:

Cuttings or seed.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Birds, Mammals

Attracts pollinators and is especially important for native bees.

Fruits eaten by birds and small mammals

Native Habitats:

Floodplains, marshy or swampy shores, cypress swamps and wet thickets, often in shallow water.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

Fruits are edible

General Comments:


  • Information on salt tolerance comes from northern nurseries in areas where the biggest issue is likely to be salt used for deicing roadsides.

  • This native rose is generally not susceptible to the disease and insect pests that attack many of the hybrid roses.