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Rosa balsamica
Rosa balsamica is a wild rose shrub from the rose family, native across northwestern Africa, Europe and the Caucasus, where it grows in hedgerows and woodland edges. It is grown as a hardy, thorny shrub with white flowers and red rose hips, and needs full sun and well-drained soil.
Rosa balsamica is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It belongs to the genus Rosa and is commonly referred to as the round-leaved dog-rose.
It is native to a range extending from northwestern Africa across much of Europe to the Caucasus. It is uncertain whether it is native or established in Sicily. It has also been introduced to parts of the United States, including California, New Mexico, and Idaho.
The round-leaved dog-rose is commonly found in parts of Central and Northern Europe, including Germany and Denmark, where it grows in hedgerows, woodland edges, and other temperate habitats.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rosa balsamica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
