Useful Plants Nursery

"Liberation through Abundance"

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 Plants
   Vines
   Trees
   Shrubs
      Aronia arbutifolia
      Aronia melanocarpa
      Bayberry, Northern
      Blueberry
      Blueberry, Rabbiteye
      Chaste Tree
      Cherry, Fall Ripening Bush   
      Cherry, Nanking
      Crampbark
      Cranberry, American
      Elderberry, American
      Elderberry, European
      Fig
      Goumi
      Filbert, European
      Hazelnut, American
      Lingonberry
      Pea Shrub, Siberian
      Pea Shrub, Small-leaved  
      Plum, Chickasaw
      Plum, Wild
      Pomegranate
      Rosa Rugosa
      Serviceberry, shrub
      Wolfberry, Gogi berry

   Herbaceous perennials  
   Medicinal herbs

 Planting instructions

Rosa rugosa

   

Exposure: Full sun. Zones 2-7.
Soil: Easy to grow. Prefers well-drained organic soils but it quite tolerant of a variety fo soils.
Growth habits: A sturdy multiple-stemmed species rose 4 to 6 feet tall and wide with bristly stems and fragrant, single 3 inch rose flowers in early summer followed by bright orange large rose hips dramatically displayed against the dark green foliage.
Landscape uses: Shrub borders, privacy or security hedges, forest gardens.
Edible/Medicinal properties: Highly-nurirtious fruits with loads of vitamin C are eaten fresh, stewed or pureed, and can make the finest jelly. Flowers can be used for teas and syrups.

$30.00/3 gal

     

Available Varieties

Rubra - A red-flowered variety.

 
       
       
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