Wood’s rose
Rosa woodsii

Fort Collins

Dimensions: Height: 3.0 ft. to 6.0 ft.
Spread: 3.0 ft. to 6.0 ft.
Growth Form: Shrub
Program Association: Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
Wildlife Uses: Grassland Birds, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Riparian Birds, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Woodland Birds
Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Part Sun
Water Requirements: Very Low, Low
Plant Community: Foothills, Mountains, Plains, Riparian, Subalpine
Season of Bloom: June, July, August
Flower Color: Pink Shades
Leaf Color: Green Shades
Aggressiveness: Readily Suckers
Design Considerations: Fragrant, Showy Flowers
Other Considerations: Thorns
Duration: Perennial
Natural Landscape Position: Fort Collins Model
1, 2, 3, 4
Soil Type: pH adaptable, Variable
Pests/Disease Prone: No
Hazards/Toxic: Careful! Sharp Spines, Thorns Or Other Appendages.

Species is very sensitive to air pollution. Above ground stems only last a few years but, will be replaced by new shoots.

This is an important larval and adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.