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Species: Rosa multiflora

(roe'zah mul-tih-flor'ah)

Multiflora Rose

Cultivar Information

* See specific cultivar notes on next page.

Ornamental Characteristics

Size: Shrub 4 to 8 feet Height: 3' - 4' (to 10') (spread 10' - 15') Leaves: Deciduous Shape: shrub with fountain of slender branches Ornamental Other: tolerates dry, heavy soils

Environmental Characteristics

Light: Full sun Hardy To Zone: 5b Soil Ph: Can tolerate acid to alkaline soil (pH 5.0 to 8.0) Environmental Other: lustrous bright green foliage turns unattractive yellow in fall; fragrant white single flowers in June; colorful red fruit in August through mid-winter; thorns

Insect Disease

Very susceptible to rose rosette disease. HIGHLY INVASIVE

Bare Root Transplanting

Any

Other

Native of Japan and Korea, INVASIVE in N. America

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Moisture Tolerance

Occasionally saturated Consistently moist, Occasional periods of Prolonged periods of or very wet soil well-drained soil dry soil dry soil

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Cultivar Name Notes

Inermis\ var. cathayensis (pale pink flowers); \'Inermis\' (thornless); \'Platyphylla\' (double, deep pink flowers)

Platyphylla\ var. cathayensis (pale pink flowers); \'Inermis\' (thornless); \'Platyphylla\' (double, deep pink flowers)

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Rosa multiflora - Flowers

Rosa multiflora - Leaves

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Rosa multiflora - Habit

Rosa multiflora - Leaves

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Rosa multiflora - Flower

Rosa multiflora - Bark, Prickles

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Rosa multiflora - Bark, Prickle

Rosa multiflora - Habit

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