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Sweet smelling foliage with single flowers in June.
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Rose, Sweet Briar

Rosa rubiginosa, Rosa eglanteria

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  • £1.59
Size / Type Price per item for
1+ 5+ 50+ 250+
Price per item for 1+ 5+ 50+ 250+
Sd 40-60cm
£1.59
£1.09
£0.98
£0.84
Tr 60-90cm
£2.79
£2.29
£2.12
£1.83
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  • Plant Types & Availability - More information

    Sd = Bare Root Seedling, Tr = Bare Root Transplant

    All prices include VAT at 20%.

Very sweet smelling foliage, the fragrance being particularly strong in the rain. Cupped single flowers, 2.5cm (1 inch) across, usually bright pink, in midsummer, followed by orange-scarlet hips in autumn. These make excellent bird food in winter. Makes a good dense fast growing deciduous hedge. Native plant.

HEDGE Trim in winter if necessary. For hedges 1.5 - 2.4m (5 - 8ft). Plant 30 - 60cm (2 - 3ft) apart.

SHRUB 2.4 x 2.4m (8 x 8ft).

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Rose, Sweet Briar is available as:

Sd = Bare Root Seedling
Tr = Bare Root Transplant

Bare-Root Plants (including Seedlings and Transplants)

Bare-root plants are sold without a pot/soil around the roots. This is a more cost effective and environmentally friendly way of growing plants. To ensure the best plant health we do not store our plants in cold storage, but they are left in our field or plant beds until they are ready for packing or collection.

Seedlings are grown from seed and are typically 1-2 years old. Transplanted plants have been lifted from the ground and replanted. This encourages a better fibrous root system and makes the plant stronger and bushier.

Availability

Bare rooted plants are only available when the plants are dormant (typically from late November to March).

If a plant is currently out of stock because it is out of season (for example, bare rooted plants in summer) or we have sold out but we are expecting more to be available you can pre-order the plant. We only charge credit/debit cards when an order is despatched, not when an order is placed.

Planting Distances for planting as a Hedge

We recommend planting Rose, Sweet Briar in a single row between 30cm/12ins apart and 60cm/24ins apart:

Planting closer will mean the plants will grow together and form a hedge quicker, but requires more plants.

To calculate the number of plants needed for a length of hedging, click on Planting Distance Calculator above.

Planting Guide & RootGrow

We recommend planting with RootGrow. The recommended amount for RootGrow for an order will be shown in your shopping basket.

We will send out a planting guide with your order, you also can find a guide to planting here.

Pruning

Hedging - As a general rule, plants grown for hedging need pruning to encourage side branching. Usually the harder a plant is pruned the bushier it will be. If they are not pruned there is a danger that the hedges will be thin and bare at the base and that the tips of the plants will die back. If the plant is naturally bushy, less or sometimes no pruning will be needed to achieve a dense hedge.

Rose, Sweet Briar: Cut back by about one half or more, and again during the second winter.

    • SKU
      ROSS3
  • Native/Wildlife/Evergreen
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators
      Yes
    • Good for Wildlife/Bees
      Yes
    • Native
      Yes
    • Evergreen/Deciduous
      Deciduous
  • Soil and position
    • Suitable for any normal soil and position, and
      Suitable for Chalky Soil
      Suitable for Costal Areas
  • Plant Height and Growth
    • Hedge Height
      1.5-2.4m (5-8ft)
    • Approx. Ultimate Height
      2.4m (8ft)
    • Average Growth per Year
      45cm (1.5ft)
  • Root Type/Plant Size
    • Root Type/Plant Size
      Bare Root Seedling, 40-60cm (16-24ins)
      Bare Root Transplant, 60-90cm (2-3ft)
    • Potted/Bare Root
      Bare Root