Rosa glauca

• Common Name - red leafed rose
• Botanical Name - Rosa glauca
• Family - Rosaceae
• Leaf - simple, elliptical shape, acute apex, blue/green glaucas
• Flower - pink flowers 2.5–4 cm in diameter, July - August
• Bud - alternate
• Fruit - berry
• Bark - new growth has plumb coloured stems
• Habit - suckering shrub
• Form - vase, upright 
• Size - 6 -8 feet
• Culture - well drained soil, full sun
• Use - mixed shrub border
• Notes - needs to be pruned from the bottom, susceptible to a large number of disease problems