Bareroot Rosa rubiginosa (Sweet Briar)
A charming wild rose with a delightful secret - its foliage releases a sweet apple-like fragrance when brushed against, earning it the common name sweet briar. In early summer, single pink flowers with pale centres decorate the thorny stems, followed by oval red hips that persist into winter. The pinnate leaves have a fresh green appearance with slightly hooked prickles along the stems, forming a dense, bushy shrub perfect for informal hedges or wildlife gardens. Thriving in poor soils and exposed positions, it grows with an upright, arching habit that requires minimal care once established. The scented foliage, colourful hips and dense growth make it valuable both for sensory gardens and as a tough, low maintenance hedging plant that provides food and shelter for birds. A resilient yet fragrant choice for naturalistic plantings.
Family of Trees: Rosaceae
Habit: Deciduous Shrub, Suitable for Hedging
Growth Rate: 40-80 cm/year
Optimal Temperature: 10-25°C, hardy to -25°C
Harmful if Eaten?: Non-toxic
Flowers or Berries: Pink Flowers, Red Hips
Hardiness: H6 (Very Hardy)
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
- ○ H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
- ○ H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
- ○ H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
- ○ H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
- ○ H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
- ○ H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
- ○ H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
- ○ H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
- ○ H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
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