This Rugosa Rose Deserves Lots of Love

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This fragrant pink rose will capture your heart and draw attention to your garden. Breathe in the cinnamon scent from Lotty Love’s rose’s mauve blooms, which are semi-double and last throughout the summer. Bonus! This cold-tolerant rugosa rose does not require deadheading. And birds, bees and butterflies will love it, too.

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How to Grow Lotty’s Love Rose

• Rosa rugosa ‘BOC Rogosnif’
• Zones 3-10
• Light needs: Full sun
• Size: 3 1/2 feet tall and wide

This rose grows in Zones 3 to 10 and prefers to be in full sun. Despite roses’ reputation for being hard to grow, this variety will shine in your garden as a low-maintenance, large bloomer with ongoing beauty. Its pruning needs are minimal; each plant will grow around 3 1/2 feet tall and wide. Lotty’s Love rose can handle drought conditions once established, too. Before adding it to your landscape, make sure you check to make sure this plant is not invasive in your area.

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Rugosa Rose Flowers

You won’t be the only one admiring your rose. You’ll see butterflies and bees stop by this fragrant flower, and birds nibble on the pink rose hips in the fall. Blooms are 3 to 4 inches in diameter. Next, check out more pretty shrubs with pink flowers.

Rugosa Rose Foliage

Lotty’s love rose’s foliage is deep green, glossy and resistant to most fungal diseases.

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