Prairie Rose

Rosa arkansana Origin: Central & Western North America Improvement status: Wild Seeds per packet: ~22 BOTANICAL SAMPLE - NOT GERMINATION TESTED Life cycle: Perennial After selling the east Asian rugosa rose for many years, we decided it was time to add a native rose to the catalogue, and the wild prairie rose fit the bill. Prairie rose is a very pretty pink-flowered perennial that grows 2-4ft tall. Both the fruit and the peeled shoots are edible. The flowers, fruits, roots, stems, and bark all make good tea. The seeds are even a good source of Vitamin E! Native to a broad section of north-central North America, including much of Canada, as well as the Great Plains and Upper Midwest, it has scattered populations much farther afield, including Texas, New York, and Massachusetts. Praire rose is the state flower of Iowa and North Dakota. Hardy to Zone 4, prairie rose can thrive in a range of soils, including very poor soil. Once established it's super drought resistant (and fire resist