Wild Prickly Rose

Rosa acicularis

Rosaceae · broadleaf deciduous shrub · native

Last updated March 9, 2026

Data Coverage 2 of 6 dimensions

Site Data

Threats

Cultivars

Phenology

GDD Thresholds

Puget Sound

Quick Facts

Height

1–4 ft

Light

Full Sun to Shade

Soil

Moist

Water

Moderate

Hardiness

Zone Zones 1a–8b

Origin

is circumpolar in the boreal forest region, from Alaska

Diseases (25)

Raspberry bushy dwarf virus and related viruses Virus Thekopsora minima and Naohidemyces vaccinii Rust Podosphaera aphanis var. aphanis Powdery Mildew Peronospora sparsa Downy Mildew Rhizobium radiobacter (formerly Agrobacterium tumefaciens) Crown Gall Coniothyrium wernsdorffiae and Paraconiothyrium fuckelii Common canker Non-pathogenic (physiological — cold damage during flower... Bullhead Kalmusia coniothorium Brand canker Botrytis cinerea Botrytis Bud and Twig Blight [NOTE: Diplocarpon rosae causes black spot on roses (Rosa... Black Spot Chlaropsis thielavioides Black Mold Armillaria ostoyae Armillaria Root Rot Bacterial Cane Blight Pseudomonas syringae Bacterial Leaf Spot and Blast Two fungi Brand and Common Canker Cryptosporella umbrina (anamorph: Diaporthe umbrina) Brown Canker Abiotic Chemical Injury Several fungal (primarily Rosisphaerella rosicola/Cercosp... Leaf Spots, Miscellaneous Non-pathogenic (iron deficiency) Lime-induced Chlorosis Phytophthora spp. (P Phytophthora Root Rot Pythium spp., Phytophthora spp., Rhizoctonia spp., Fusari... Replant Disease Several viruses Rose Mosaic Verticillium dahliae Verticillium Wilt Blueberry mosaic virus and related viruses Virus Diseases Cold and Winter Injury