species
Rosa canina
Dog rose · dog-rose
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Rosa canina belongs to the family Rosaceae, also known as Dog rose or dog-rose, native to the UK. It reaches 3 m tall and 3 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam, clay, chalk or sand soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average or exposed positions. It tolerates coastal exposure. It flowers from June to July. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 3 m tall × 3 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay, Chalk, Sand
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average, Exposed
- Coastal
- Tolerates salt wind
- In the UK
- Native
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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