R. nitida
Wild Rose
Colour: Pink
Flowering: Once Flowering
Fragrance: Light,
Size: Small Shrub
2ft (60cm)
2ft (60cm)
Bloom Size: Small
Year of Introduction: 1899
Small, deep pink flowers in July, followed by small, bright red, bristly hips and red-tinted foliage in autumn. A low-growing, suckering shrub. Once established, it spreads freely, forming a thicket of excellent ground cover. Slender, twiggy growth.
