Suffulta, shrub

Rosa arkansana var. suffulta is a pink, medium pink species rose discovered by Edward Lee Greene in the United States in 1899. It belongs to the Species / Wild class. The blooms are small, about 3.2 cm in diameter, with 5 single petals, usually appearing singly or in clusters, and they flower once in spring or summer. The plant forms a short, bushy shrub armed with thorns and bristles, with matte foliage and 5 to 11 leaflets. It reaches about 50 to 100 cm in height. It is suitable for USDA zone 3b and warmer and is described as very hardy, with very good overall disease resistance. The species is native from New Mexico and Texas north into Alberta and Ontario in Canada, and east to New York and Massachusetts, and is distinguished from Rosa arkansana var. arkansana by stipular leaflets that stand somewhat upright.