This rose makes a dense twiggy framework furnished with tiny grey-green leaflets which set off clusters of small, incurved semi-double roses, lilac-pink. Thrives in Beth's dry gravel garden. We chop around the base of ours with a spade, every spring, to remove wandering stems.
Rosa spinosissima 'Falkland'
Scotch rose
Details
| Aspect | Full sun |
| Flower Colour | Pink |
| Flowering Period | May | Jun |
| Foliage | Not evergreen |
| Goes Well With | Alliums, Geraniums, Salvias |
| Growth Habit | Shrubby |
| Hardiness | Fully hardy |
| Height | 2m |
| Soil | Most types |
| Spread | 1.5m |
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Is the spinosissima rose prickly?
Yes this has very thorny stems.