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6th January 2021. In line with the current government lockdown rules, Burncoose Nurseries is closed to visitors. However at present we are able to offer click and collect to local customers. This will be weekdays only, not weekends.
Mail order is continuing as normal. However please allow extra time for the couriers to deliver, once despatched from us. Sorry to say that some depots are experiencing high volumes of traffic, also staff shortages.
ROSA rugosa
Commonly known as Hedgehog rose, Japanese rose, Ramanas rose
SHRUB AND SPECIES
Purplish-red
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Deciduous - wrinkled, leaves composed of 7-9, narrowly oblong leaflets 2.5-5cm (1-2in) long sometimes turning yellow in autumnn
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Shades of pink - All shades of pink through to Carmine (red) - magenta-pink with pale yellow stamens
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Height - 2m (6½ft)
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Spread - 1.2m (4ft)
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Hedge - Ideal for hedging
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Medium shrub - Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height - vigorous, dense, Species rose with very prickly stems. Produces flowers singly or in small clusters followed by tomato-shaped red to orange-red hips
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Very hardy - Hardy in the severest continental climates including exposed upland locations in the UK. Plant can withstand temperatures < -20 (-4°F)
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Full sun
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Partial shade
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Additional Features - Good to know - - invasive. It is illegal to allow to grow in the wild. Introduced into UK by Robert Fortune, Scottish plant hunter, in 1848. Good wildlife plant. Healthy, hardy and good for hedging
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Medicinal properties
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Pests & Diseases - see header 'ROSA'
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Place of origin - eastern Russia, northern China, Korea, Japan.
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Flower Shape - Cup-shaped - - 8cm (3in) across
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Single - Row of petals round conspicuous stamens - no more than 8 petals
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Garden Location/Conditions - Coastal / windswept - - grows well in coastal areas
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Hardiness - Fully hardy -
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Scented Plants - Scented flowers - - fragrance (1-10) 7-8, very strong
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Seasonal Interest - Autumn -
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Summer
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Soil Conditions - Fertile well drained soil - - moderately fertile, humus-rich
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Wildlife - Bee friendly -
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Bird friendly
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Rabbit Resistant
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ROSA rugosa 'Alba'
Japanese rose, Hedgehog rose, Ramanas rose
Available from £8.50

ROSA rugosa 'Roseraie de l'Hay'
Japanese rose, Hedgehog rose, Ramanas rose
Available from £12.50

FUCHSIA 'Riccartonii'
Available from £11.00

ROSA rugosa 'Blanche Double de Coubert'
Japanese rose, Hedgehog rose, Ramanas rose
Available from £11.50
Buy Varieties of ROSA rugosa

ROSA rugosa 'Alba' >
Commonly known as: Hedgehog rose, Japanese rose, Ramanas rose.
White, single flowers


ROSA rugosa 'Blanche Double de Coubert' >
Commonly known as: Hedgehog rose, Japanese rose, Ramanas rose.
White, semi-double


ROSA rugosa 'Fru Dagmar Hastrup' >
Commonly known as: Hedgehog rose, Japanese rose, Ramanas rose.
Single pink


ROSA rugosa 'Roseraie de l'Hay' >
Commonly known as: Hedgehog rose, Japanese rose, Ramanas rose.
Purplish-crimson, double

ROSA rugosa 'Rubra' >
Commonly known as: Hedgehog rose, Japanese rose, Ramanas rose.
Purplish-red, single flowers
Useful extras...

Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00

Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
After Plant Rose - Organic Plant Food
This organic plant food from Empathy contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi and is especially formulated for roses.
Easy to use at any time of the year to feed or top dress your plants.
Only £7.00

Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
Only £7.50

Vermin & Pest Control
SB Plant Invigorator
This is a non-biological non-chemical plant insecticide and mildewcide.
Works against the physical motion of the insect. Perfect for all plants and edible crops.
Only £9.00

Garden Goodies
Slate Plant Labels
These wonderfully tactile natural slate plant labels are hand made in Cornwall and come with a chalk pen.
Just stick them in your pot or border. Pack of 6.
Only £10.20