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Shrubs
Swamp rose
Rosa palustris
Zone 1 · Closest to the Water
Zone 2 · Intermediate Zone
- Size
- Height: 3 to 6 ft Width: 3 to 6 ft Bloom color: pink
- Bloom Color
- pink
- Wetland Indicator Status
- OBL Obligate wetland — almost always occurs in wetlands
- Salinity Tolerance
- Intolerant to soil salt and tolerant to salt spray
Notes
Wet to moist soils; sun to part shade
Wildlife Value
Food source for butterflies, bees and other pollinators; rose hips eaten by birds and small mammals