Irish wildflowers BSBI map

Japanese Rose, Rosa rugosa, Rós rúscach
Photographs: Greggane Strand, Co. Cork

Japanese Rose
Rosa rugosa
Rós rúscach
Family: Rosaceae

Flowering: June-July. Deciduous shrub. Introduced.

Large bright pink flowers are followed by large red fruit. Pale pink and white-flowered forms also occur. The leaves have variably hairy, wrinkled, shiny leaflets. Very vigorous, suckering growth habit with prickly stems. Height to 2m.

A naturalised garden escape found on coastal dunes and at the edge of shingle beaches. Also inland on roadsides and waste ground.

Japanese Rose, Rosa rugosa, Rós rúscach

Japanese Rose, Rosa rugosa, Rós rúscach
Japanese Rose, Rosa rugosa, Rós rúscach

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