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Nitida Rose

Rosa nitida

Deciduous Shrub

Height

1 - 3 (feet)

Spread

3 - 4 (feet)

Distinctions

Very twiggy; rose-red single flowers; excellent fall leaf color; excellent in mass planting; good on a dry site.

Limitations

Spreads rapidly by suckers.

Hardiness

INT, SC, SE (Zone 2) never heard of this one - PH

Origin

Northeastern United States, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland

Cultivars

‘Alysham’ deep pink to blood red double flowers; good groundcover for a bank or rock garden; (Zone 3).; ‘Metis’ double pink flowers; small glossy green, feathery leaves; red fall color.

Nitida Rose