I'm in the midwest -- are wild roses invasive? There in bloom right now and really beautiful.
Do they need full sun?
Thought I may take some cuttings and start some.
Wild roses
Jun 06, 2012
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really beautiful.
If you're talking about Rosa arkansana (=R. pratincola), the prairie rose, they rarely are invasive. And yes, they need full sun.
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I used to raise them from seed; there was a lot of variety of color.
If you're talking about Rosa multiflora,
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, that one gets to be pretty invasive (and it's really, really prickly). Don't plant it.
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