ShrubsRugosa Rose
Rosa rugosa
Rugosa Rose (Rosa rugosa) is a fast-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 2-7, that matures to about 4-6 ft × 4-6 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect yellow, orange and pink blooms in spring and summer. It attracts songbirds, stands up well to drought, poor soil and salt.
- USDA zones
- 2-7
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 4-6 ft × 4-6 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, White
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Songbirds
- Tough against
- Drought, Poor soil, Salt
- Native to
- Eastern Russia, Korea, Japan, northern China
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Rugosa Rose is hardy to about -50°F (estimated from USDA zone 2), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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