Carried by 2 nurseries
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Rosa spithamea is a species of rose known by the common names ground rose and coast ground rose. It is native to Oregon and California, where it grows in forest and chaparral habitats, especially areas recently burned. Rosa spithamea is a small shrub growing no taller than about half a meter. The stem is studded with a few or many prickles. The glandular leaves are each made up of several double-toothed oval leaflets, the terminal leaflet up to 3 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a cyme of up to 10 flowers with pink petals each up to 1. 5 centimeters in length. The fruit is a rose hip about a centimeter wide. Rosa spithamea is a small shrub growing no taller than about half a meter. The stem is studded with a few or many prickles. The glandular leaves are each made up of several double-toothed oval leaflets, the terminal leaflet up to 3 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a cyme of up to 10 flowers with pink petals each up to 1. 5 centimeters in length. The fruit is a rose hip about a centimeter wide.
Shrub
2 ft Tall
Pink
Spring, Summer
Groundcover, Deer resistant
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Moderate
4, 5, 6, 7*, 14, 15*, 16*, 17
Open slopes
Chaparral, Douglas-Fir Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 59 likely
Garden Webworm Moth
Achyra rantalis
Brittania Moth
Acleris britannia
Destructive Pruneworm Moth
Acrobasis tricolorella