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shrub layer
rugosa rose
rosa rugosa
impenetrable, disease-proof, and generous — single flowers for the bees all summer, then fat vitamin-rich hips for syrup. a coastal hedge that asks nothing.
functions
food cropwildlife habitatpollinator forage
light
full sun
moisture
moderate
soil
poor, sandy, salt-tolerant
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grower's notes
memberspropagation, guild role, and deeper ecology for rugosa rose — the members' view.
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relationships — grows well with
dog roserosa canina→sea buckthornhippophae rhamnoides→comfrey (bocking 14)symphytum × uplandicum→chivesallium schoenoprasum→
see rugosa rose on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around rugosa rose
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- shrub
- rugosa rose — the anchor
- herbaceous
- comfrey (bocking 14)chives