Rosa rugosa 'Purple Pavement': Purple Rugosa Rose

'Purple Pavement' Rugosa Rose – Purple-Red with Fall Color

Large ruffled blossoms purple-red with strong fragrance. Fall brings large handsome hips, foliage turns green to yellow/maroon. Shapely shrub with dependable repeat bloom, especially good for late display with hips alongside fall asters. (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 ruffled purple-red flowers, strong fragrance
• Large hips, good fall foliage color
• Invasive in some regions
• 3–6 feet tall and wide

Uses

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