Wild Prickly Rose
Rosa acicularis
Rosaceae · broadleaf deciduous shrub · introduced
Last updated
Plant Profile
Size & Form
Height
1–4 ft
Site Requirements
Light
Full Sun to Shade
Soil Drainage
Moist
Soil pH
4.5-8.5
Water
Moderate
Hardiness
Zones 1a–8b
Ornamental Interest
Bloom Time
may to june
Origin
is circumpolar in the boreal forest region, from Alaska
Watch for this season
Powdery MildewHigh
Active Conidial Spread
RustHigh
Uredinial Stage (Summer)
Root Colonization Period
AphidHigh
Peak Population & Dispersal
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Diseases: Regionally Documented (25)
Raspberry bushy dwarf virus and related viruses Virus Multiple genera (Melampsoridium, Thekopsora, Naohidemyces... Rust Multiple obligate biotrophic fungi (Erysiphales: Erysipha... Powdery Mildew Multiple obligate oomycetes (Peronosporaceae); species ar... Downy Mildew Rhizobium radiobacter (formerly Agrobacterium tumefaciens) Crown Gall Coniothyrium wernsdorffiae and Paraconiothyrium fuckelii Common canker Kalmusia coniothorium Brand canker Botrytis Bud and Twig Blight [NOTE: Diplocarpon rosae causes black spot on roses (Rosa... Black Spot Chlaropsis thielavioides Black Mold Armillaria spp. — primarily A Armillaria Root Rot Bacterial Cane Blight Bacterial Leaf Spot and Blast Two fungi Brand and Common Canker Cryptosporella umbrina (anamorph: Diaporthe umbrina) Brown Canker Chemical Injury Several fungal (primarily Rosisphaerella rosicola/Cercosp... Leaf Spots, Miscellaneous Lime-induced Chlorosis Phytophthora spp. (P Phytophthora Root Rot Pythium spp., Phytophthora spp., Rhizoctonia spp., Fusari... Replant Disease Prunus necrotic ringspot virus (PNRSV), Apple mosaic viru... Rose Mosaic Verticillium dahliae Verticillium Wilt Blueberry mosaic virus and related viruses Virus Diseases Winter Injury Various plant-parasitic nematode genera Nematodes
Pests: Regionally Documented (22)
Diabrotica undecimpunctata Western spotted cucumber beetle Chloridea virescens Tobacco budworm Thysanoptera Thrips Tetranychidae Spider mite Endelomyia aethiops Roseslug Dasineura rhodophaga Rose midge Edwardsiana rosae Rose leafhopper Diplolepis rosae Rose galls Macrosiphum rosae Rose aphid Otiorhynchus spp. Root weevil Schizura concinna Redhumped caterpillar Tortricidae Leafroller Megachile spp. Leafcutting bee Aphidoidea Aphid Hyphantria cunea Fall webworm Cynipidae Gall wasp Cane maggot Merhynchites bicolor Rose curculio Marmara spp. Rose stem miner Ceratina spp. Small carpenter bee Malacosoma spp. Tent caterpillar Rose thrips
Data Maturity Structured Multiple sources. Expert review underway.