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Rosa palustris Swamp Rose


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: OBL Soil: pH 5.6-6.5


Form/Color Deciduous, multistemmed, prickly stems, Stormwater Tolerant of stormwater.
grows to 6', flowers pink in June-July, red Tolerance:
fruit in September-October.


Urban Performs well in the right of way.


Tolerance:


Habitat: Freshwater tidal and nontidal marshes,


pond edges.
Ecosystem Wildlife value high, fruit eaten by birds.
Services:


Hydrology: Tolerant of flooding.


Ornamental Pink showy flowers, red fleshy fruit.
Value: Compatibility: Aggressively colonial.


Salt Intolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other:


Shade Intolerant of shade.
Tolerance:


Rosa virginiana Virginia Rose


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FAC Soil: pH 5.0-7.0


Form/Color Deciduous, multi-stemmed, dense shrub, Stormwater Tolerant of stormwater.


flowers pink with yellow centers in Tolerance:
summer, red rose hips throughout winter,
to 4-6' tall, 4-6' wide. Urban Performs well in the right of way.


Tolerance:


Habitat: Open areas, moist to dry soil, especially


sandy areas, back dune scrub.
Ecosystem Eaten by birds.
Services:


Hydrology: Low tolerance to drought.


Ornamental Pink flowers with yellow centers, red rose


Value: hips. Compatibility: Will sucker and spread quickly.


Salt Tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Very disease resistant.


Shade Moderately tolerant of shade.


Tolerance:

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