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Small Leafed Rose

Rosa Minutifolia

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Overview

Rosa minutifolia, known as the Small Leafed Rose, is prized for its diminutive foliage and delicate single pink flowers with a yellow center. This low-maintenance, drought-tolerant shrub reaches 3-5 ft in height and spread, thriving in USDA Hardiness Zones 7-10. It prefers well-drained soils and full sun, offering year-round interest with its distinctive thorny stems and seasonal red hips, ideal for water-wise gardens and native plant landscapes.

Sun FullWater Very LowZones 9–10Climate Mediterranean
Small Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — is prized for its diminutive foliage and delicate single pink flowers with a yellow center
Small Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — drought-tolerant shrub reaches 3-5 ft in height and spreadSmall Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — thriving in USDA Hardiness Zones 7-10Small Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — It prefers well-drained soils and full sunSmall Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — offering year-round interest with its distinctive thorny stems and seasonal red hipsSmall Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — ideal for water-wise gardens and native plant landscapesSmall Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — commonly referred to as the Small Leafed Rose+19

Culture

Sun
Full
Water
Very Low
USDA zones
9–10

Shape & size

Classification

Family
Rosaceae
Climate
Mediterranean

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Small Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — is prized for its diminutive foliage and delicate single pink flowers with a yellow center
Small Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — drought-tolerant shrub reaches 3-5 ft in height and spread
Small Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — thriving in USDA Hardiness Zones 7-10
Small Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — It prefers well-drained soils and full sun
Small Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — offering year-round interest with its distinctive thorny stems and seasonal red hips
Small Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — ideal for water-wise gardens and native plant landscapes
Small Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — commonly referred to as the Small Leafed Rose
Small Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — drawing attention for its diminutive and distinctive foliage
Small Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — is an intriguing species within the Rose family
Small Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — and are composed of 5 to 9 leaflets that present an almost fern-like appearance
Small Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — typically measuring less than 0.5 inches in length
Small Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — which are liberally adorned with thin
Small Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — This unique characteristic is bolstered by the plant's slender stems
Small Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — sharp thorns up to 1 inch long
Small Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — <br><br>The Small Leafed Rose is relatively compact in growth
Small Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — In the late spring to early summer
Small Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — reaching a mature size of about 2 to 3 feet in height and spreading out to an equal width
Small Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — vibrant pink flowers that span approximately 1 - 1.5 inches in diameter
Small Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — the plant is punctuated with solitary
Small Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — These singular blossoms exude a subtle fragrance and are followed by petite
Small Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — rounded rose hips that offer additional seasonal interest
Small Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — especially when embraced by the contrasting small-scale foliage.<br><br>Given its modest size
Small Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — This species thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-drained soil
Small Leafed Rose (Rosa Minutifolia) — When designing landscapes

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