Where Does Sweetbrier Grow?

Habitat: This plant is found along roadsides, in pastures, Conservation Reserve Program fields, and natural areas. Sweetbriar rose is adapted to all soil types with moderate fertility, and can tolerate moderate saline conditions (USDA NRCS, 2012).

What does Sweetbriar look like?

Sweetbrier, also called Eglantine, (Rosa eglanteria, or R. rubiginosa), small, prickly wild rose with fragrant foliage and numerous small pink flowers. Sweetbrier can reach a height of about 2 metres (6 feet) and is useful as a screening shrub; a cultivated form, 'Duplex,' has double pink flowers. ...

Where does Sweet Briar Rose grow?

Site and soil

The Sweet Briar does well on most soils except those which are very wet. It is very cold tolerant and copes well with exposed situations, coastal sites and chalky soils.

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