Rosa rugosa 'Wasagaming': Pink Rugosa Rose

'Wasagaming' Rugosa Rose – Cascading Rich Pink

Prolific bloomer with charm of antique roses but greater vigor and better habit. Cascading rich pink blossoms with old-rose scent spill across shrub. Thrives in less sunny but bright conditions. (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

• Cascading rich pink flowers, old-rose scent
• Vigorous, better habit
• Takes some shade
• Invasive in some regions
• 3–6 feet tall and wide

Uses

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