Prickly Rose

Rosa acicularis Lindl. ssp. sayi (Schwein.) W.H. Lewis

Rose family

Plant Type
Subshrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
8.0 feet
Flower Color
Red, Pink
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.