Small Leafed Rose
Rosa Minutifolia
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 9–10Type ShrubClimate Mediterranean
Culture
- Sun
- Full
- Water
- Very Low
- USDA zones
- 9–10
Shape & size
Classification
- Type
- Shrub
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Climate
- Mediterranean
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