Shrubs

Rosa gymnocarpa (Baldhip Rose)

Rosa gymnocarpa

Also known as Baldhip Rose

$11.95

Size

SunPart shade
💧WaterModerate
🌡Zones4-8
🌿NativePNW native
🌊CoastalSuitable

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About This Plant

Rosa gymnocarpa (Baldhip Rose), 'Baldhip Rose', is valued for fragrant flowers, repeat bloom in many cultivars, and the timeless garden presence of roses.

Baldhip Rose / Wood Rose (Rosa gymnocarpa) is a delicate PNW native rose of shaded forest understories , small pink flowers and tiny red hips. The smallest and most refined of the PNW native roses, suited to woodland-edge plantings.

Part shade to full shade suits this species. Plant in moist, well-drained, humus-rich soil. Hardy USDA Zone 5 to 9. Tolerates more shade than other native roses. Generally trouble-free.

This rose is a Pacific Northwest native species, valuable in the regional flora as a pollinator forage and bird habitat plant.

Plant Details

Botanical
Rosa gymnocarpa
Common name
Baldhip Rose
Lifecycle
Perennial
Foliage type
Deciduous
Mature size
2-4 ft tall × 2-4 ft wide
Growth rate
Moderate
Bloom time
Late spring (May to June)
Bloom color
Pink
Foliage color
Green

Care Notes

Plant in moist, well-drained, humus-rich soil in a shaded to part-shaded location. Water moderately and consistently. Generally trouble-free; minimal pruning needed beyond removing dead or crossing canes. Remove old canes to ground level after several years to encourage fresh growth.

Garden Attributes

  • Pacific NW native
  • Deer resistant
  • Coastal suitable
  • Grown organically
  • Pollinator value: Bees, Bumblebees, Native bees, Butterflies
  • Wildlife: Bird forage, Bird habitat, Pollinator support, Small mammal forage
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