Rosa rugosa 'Foxi': Pink Rugosa Rose

'Foxi' Rugosa Rose – Fragrant Pink with Showy Hips

Large open semi-double pink flowers with yellow stamens, intoxicating scent. Relatively small shrub makes blossoms appear larger. Relatively new rugosa. (Suzanne Verrier, Fine Gardening #121)

Note

Rugosa roses invasive in some areas (CT, MA, NJ, NY, RI, WA).

Culture

Full sun, good air circulation, fertile well-drained soil. Top-dress with compost after planting and each spring/fall. Propagate by digging suckers in fall, cutting connecting root, leave until spring, transplant. Pests: Japanese beetles, rose stem girdler, deer.

Features

• Large semi-double pink flowers, very fragrant
• Showy hips, cold hardy
• Invasive in some regions
• 3–6 feet tall and wide

Uses

Beds, borders, specimen, hedge, screening in cottage gardens.