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Rosa setigera var. tomentosa
Rosa setigera Michx. var. tomentosa Torr. & A. Gray
Climbing Rose, Illinois Rose
Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: ROSET
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
A climbing, sprawling or trailing shrub, or in the open, an erect shrub, up to 15 ft., with arching stems. Flowers are deep pink, fading to white. Fall colors are combination of bronze-purple, orange and yellow.
Susceptible to fungal problems.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Stems erect to procumbent and vinelike, up to about 15 feet long.
Fruit: Red hip (mature floral tube) surrounding achenes.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: PinkBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , CT , DC , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , MA , MD , MI , MO , NC , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , TN , TX , VA , WI , WVNative Distribution: FL to e. TX, n. to s. Ont., WI & NE (may not be native in the s. part of this range)
Native Habitat: Mesic to dry prairies; open woods; roadsides
Growing Conditions
Light Requirement: SunSoil Description: Rich to sandy soils.
Conditions Comments: Susceptible to fungal problems.
Value to Beneficial Insects
Special Value to Native BeesSpecial Value to Bumble Bees
Provides Nesting Materials/Structure for Native Bees
This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
Propagation
Description: Propagated by stem cuttings or division of rootstock. Softwood cuttings should be taken with a heel and treated with hormone. Rose seeds should be taken from the hips as soon as ripe and planted in the open or stratified before planting.Seed Collection: Hips can be collected as soon as they are ripe. Achenes can then be extracted by macerating the hips in water and recovering the seeds by flotation.
Seed Treatment: Cold-moist stratification is required to break the dormancy of most rose species.
Commercially Avail: yes
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Rosa setigera var. tomentosa in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Rosa setigera var. tomentosa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Rosa setigera var. tomentosa
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-02-24Research By: TWC Staff