Wild Prickly Rose

Rosa acicularis

Rosaceae · broadleaf · introduced

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)

Various plant viruses (Raspberry bushy dwarf virus, Straw... 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

Botrytis cinerea Botrytis Bud and Twig Blight

Diplocarpon rosae 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

Chemical Injury

Several fungal Leaf Spots, Miscellaneous

Non-pathogenic (iron deficiency) Lime-induced Chlorosis

Phytophthora spp. (P Phytophthora Root Rot

Complex of Pythium spp., Phytophthora spp., Rhizoctonia s... Replant Disease

Several viruses Rose Mosaic

Verticillium dahliae Verticillium Wilt

Various plant viruses (Blueberry mosaic virus, Blueberry ... Virus Diseases

Cold and Winter Injury