Shrubs

Rosa nutkana (Nootka Rose)

Rosa nutkana

Also known as Nootka Rose

$11.95

Size

SunFull sun to part shade
💧WaterModerate
🌡Zones4-9
🌿NativePNW native
🌊CoastalSuitable

Available at our Langlois nursery

Call or text to confirm stock before visiting.

We don't ship plants. Local delivery options are available.

Open 9am–5pm Daily Get directions →

About This Plant

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

Nootka Rose (Rosa nutkana) is a PNW native rose of forest edges, meadows, and streamsides , large pink single flowers, brilliant orange-red hips persisting into winter, and graceful arching canes. Important pollinator forage and bird food.

Full sun to part shade suits this species. Plant in moist, well-drained; tolerates a range soil. Hardy USDA Zone 4 to 8. Suckers freely to form thickets , site where colonies are welcome (excellent for habitat plantings). Generally trouble-free in PNW gardens.

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 nutkana
Common name
Nootka Rose
Lifecycle
Perennial
Foliage type
Deciduous
Mature size
4-6 ft tall × 4-6 ft wide
Growth rate
Moderate
Bloom time
Late spring to early summer
Bloom color
Pink
Foliage color
Green

Care Notes

Plant in moist, well-drained soil; tolerates a range of soil types. Water moderately once established. Spreads freely by suckers to form thickets; site where spreading colonies are welcome, or install a root barrier if containment is needed. Generally trouble-free; remove old canes at the base to renew.

Garden Attributes

  • Pacific NW native
  • Deer resistant
  • Coastal suitable
  • Grown organically
  • Pollinator value: Bees, Bumblebees, Native bees
  • Wildlife: Bird forage, Bird habitat, Pollinator support, Small mammal forage
Row of potted bareroot conifer trees at Dragonfly Farm

Not sure if it's in stock?

Our inventory changes with the seasons. Before you drive out, give us a call or text, we'll confirm availability and can hold a plant for you.

Get Directions