Rosa nutkana (Nootka Rose) Size:5 gal BL Fruit is intensely bitter

Fruit is intensely bitter

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The dark green arrow shaped leaves are formed at the base of the plant with thin hairs on the upper surface and white with dense hairs beneath

Height: 3-13 ft

Landscape Use and Ecological Function: Shrubby cinquefoil is found growing in moist habitats such as bogs and wet meadows

Rosa nutkana (Nootka Rose) Size:5 gal BL Fruit is intensely bitterPlant Description: A large, slightly arching shrub that can be thicket forming with stems that range from quite prickly to almost thornless. Young stems appear pinkish green but blacken with age. Light green leaves are pinnately compound with 5 7 slightly hairy sharply toothed leaflets. Leaves are glandular releasing a spicy fragrance on warmer days. The large 4 in wide flowers are in clusters of 1 4, with pink to purple colored petals. Flowers bloom