How Do We Love Thee, Rosa Setigera? Let Us Count the Ways...
1. Pollinators.
Pollinators love native roses - the wide open blooms
allow bees to gather pollen with ease.
2. Beauty.
Climbing Prairie Rose is beloved for its prolific bloom
of fragrant flowers, early summer through midsummer.
3. Rosehips. The profuse blooms give way to rosehips. A popular
component in herbal teas, the fruit of the rose is rich in
vitamin C. Leave them on the vine for fall and winter interest.
4. Birds.
Where there are rosehips, there will be birds.
5. Trellis or Hedgerow.
Climbing Prairie Rose has long arching canes
which are easily trained to climb a trellis, or cover a fence.
5. Easy Care.
Unlike cultivated varieties, native roses
need very little care and are resistant to the diseases
that can plague cultivars.
