Rosa palustris

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Swamp Rose

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

Recommended Uses:

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

Considerations:

Thorns.

Propagation:

Cuttings or seed.

Availability:

Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales

Light:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

always floodedextremely dry

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

Moisture Tolerance:

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

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.

Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.

Soil or other substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Wildlife:	Fruits eaten by birds and small mammals
Insects:	Attracts pollinators and is especially important for native bees.
Native Habitats:	Floodplains, marshy or swampy shores, cypress swamps and wet thickets, often in shallow water.

Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures

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.