Rosa Rugosa (Sea Tomato)
Rosa Rugosa is an exceptionally hardy shrub rose that combines beautiful repeat blooms, edible hips, and remarkable resilience to challenging growing conditions. These tough, disease and insect-resistant bushes reach 4-6 feet tall with dense, spreading habits that make them ideal for hedges, barriers, and naturalized plantings.
The fragrant single or semi-double flowers bloom repeatedly from late spring through fall in shades of pink, white, or deep magenta, creating continuous color and attracting pollinators throughout the growing season. Following the blooms, large, showy red fruits (hips) develop and persist into winter, providing critical food for birds and wildlife during lean months. The bright red hips are exceptionally high in vitamin C and prized for drying into vitamin-rich teas and making into jams, jellies, syrups, and traditional preserves. Glossy, deeply textured rich green foliage turns beautiful golden tones in fall, extending ornamental interest through multiple seasons.
Rosa Rugosa demonstrates exceptional salt spray resistance, making it ideal for coastal gardens where other roses fail, while also tolerating poor soils, drought, and extreme cold. Hardy to Zone 2 and thriving through Zone 9, these versatile shrubs are perfect for seaside plantings, wildlife gardens, edible hedgerows, and low-maintenance landscapes seeking both beauty and productive harvests.
Rosa Rugosa (Sea Tomato)
Rosa Rugosa is an exceptionally hardy shrub rose that combines beautiful repeat blooms, edible hips, and remarkable resilience to challenging growing conditions. These tough, disease and insect-resistant bushes reach 4-6 feet tall with dense, spreading habits that make them ideal for hedges, barriers, and naturalized plantings.
The fragrant single or semi-double flowers bloom repeatedly from late spring through fall in shades of pink, white, or deep magenta, creating continuous color and attracting pollinators throughout the growing season. Following the blooms, large, showy red fruits (hips) develop and persist into winter, providing critical food for birds and wildlife during lean months. The bright red hips are exceptionally high in vitamin C and prized for drying into vitamin-rich teas and making into jams, jellies, syrups, and traditional preserves. Glossy, deeply textured rich green foliage turns beautiful golden tones in fall, extending ornamental interest through multiple seasons.
Rosa Rugosa demonstrates exceptional salt spray resistance, making it ideal for coastal gardens where other roses fail, while also tolerating poor soils, drought, and extreme cold. Hardy to Zone 2 and thriving through Zone 9, these versatile shrubs are perfect for seaside plantings, wildlife gardens, edible hedgerows, and low-maintenance landscapes seeking both beauty and productive harvests.
