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Rosa palustris

Swamp Rose

Rosa palustris, Swamp Rose, prefers moist, acidic habitats such as bogs, swamps, the edges of ponds and lakes or any poorly drained wetsoil. Swamp Rose is favored for its 2" fragrant pink flowers which offer nectar to bees and butterflies during early summer, but it also has a booming red fall foliage!

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• Category

  • Native Wetland Perennials

• Characteristics

  • Exposure -Sun
  • > 4'
  • Clumping
  • Prolific Seeder
  • Summer
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • High Marsh - Saturated Soil
  • Low Marsh 0 - 6"
  • Green
  • Amphibians
  • Bees/Pollinators
  • Butterflies
  • Cover
  • Food
  • Nesting
  • Songbirds
  • Waterfowl
  • Deer Resistant
  • OBL
  • Bog/Marsh
  • Flowering Perennial
  • Marginal
  • Woody Shrub
  • Cut Flower
  • Erosion Control
  • Fibrous Roots
  • Native
  • Naturalizing
  • Ornamental Flower
  • Storm Water Basin
  • Winter Persistant
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