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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: Perennial
Habit: 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: Pink
Bloom 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 , WV
Native 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: Sun
Soil Description: Rich to sandy soils.
Conditions Comments: Susceptible to fungal problems.

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees
Special 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 Plants
FNA: Find Rosa setigera var. tomentosa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Rosa setigera var. tomentosa

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-02-24
Research By: TWC Staff

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