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Rosa rugosa
Rosa rugosa
Una rosa silvestre robusta, excepcionalmente tolerante a la sal y al frío, que forma un matorral denso y rebrotador de tallos erectos y muy espinosos, cubiertos de hojas verde oscuro profundamente arrugadas (rugosas). Desde finales de primavera y durante el verano luce grandes flores simples y fragantes de color magenta-rosa a blanco, seguidas de grandes escaramujos rojos con forma de tomate, comestibles y muy ricos en vitamina C. NC State Extension la recoge para las zonas USDA 2a-7b. Su dureza es también su inconveniente: se propaga agresivamente por rebrotes y por los escaramujos cargados de semillas, y es invasora en las dunas costeras de algunas zonas del noreste de EE. UU. y del norte de Europa.
Review: Source-backed
Climate fit: moderate (52/100)
Structure
Pollinator
Edible
Light
Full sun
Water
Consistent moisture
Mature size
48-72" tall · 48" apart
Hardy in zones
2a-7b
brutally cold to cold winters
Native in Illinois
No
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Los grandes escaramujos rojos son comestibles y muy ricos en vitamina C, tradicionalmente elaborados en mermelada, sirope y té, y los pétalos fragantes también se usan en tés y conservas.
Cold hardiness
Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Well-suited
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Well-suited
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
✓
Well-suited today and still thriving in 2050.
Heat tolerance
Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Where this plant fits
Suitable across 34 ecoregions — 26 climate-resilient through 2070 · 8 suited today. Best matches first.
Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests
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Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests
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Arizona Mountains forests
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Blue Mountains forests
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Canadian Aspen forests and parklands
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Central Tallgrass prairie
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Central-Southern Cascades Forests
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Colorado Rockies forests
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Cross-Timbers savanna-woodland
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Eastern Canadian Forest-Boreal transition
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Rosa rugosa (Rosa rugosa). Retrieved 2026, June 13, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/rosa-rugosa
Sources for every fact
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NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
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