Monrovia® Seaside Swirl Red Rugosa Rose is a compact thorny deciduous shrub with serrated deep green foliage that turns yellow in fall. The abundant blooms of intensely fragrant lipstick red flowers and appear mid spring into fall, and are followed by orange rosehips. Best grown in full sun and rich, moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils. Seaside Swirl is noted for excellent disease resistance and salt tolerance.
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Height: |
2' - 3' |
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Spread: |
2’ - 3' |
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Spacing: |
2' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
2 - 7 |
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Bloom Color: |
Red |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Medium Maintenance. Roses are susceptible to powdery mildew, black spot, rust, and rose rosette and require regular fungicide in humid areas that experience a lot of rainfall. Pest issues include aphids, borers, scale, mites thrips, midges, and leafhoppers. Rugosa is suckering and will form dense colonies unless restrained.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Foundation Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Phlox, Hyssop, Tickseed
IMAGE: Photos by Plants Nouveau, Rosa rugosa Seaside Swirl™ Red
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
