Gray Dogwood
Cornus racemosa Shrub Zones 4–8 4–10 ft
Shares dry uplands, rocky ground, stream banks, old fields and edges in the wild.
A native we do not grow
Carolina Rose
Rosa carolina. Shrub, 0.5 to 6 feet, zones 4 to 9; full sun or part shade; dry, average or wet ground.
We do not grow Carolina rose, and it is not in our shop. This page gathers what our tools say about it and the natives we grow for the same ground.
At a glance
| Other names | Pasture rose |
|---|---|
| Form | Shrub |
| Height, feet | 0.5 to 6 |
| Spread, feet | Up to 10 |
| Zones | 4 to 9 |
| Sun | Full sun or part shade |
| Soil moisture | Dry, average or wet ground |
| Growth | Medium |
| Leaves | Deciduous |
| Traits | Showy flowers, wildlife value, edible, hedge or screen, winter interest |
| Flowers | May to June |
| Fruit | Hips, August to February |
| Pollination | Not known whether one bears alone |
| Black walnut | Tolerant, on the Morton Arboretum's list as “wild rose” |
| Ground | Dry uplands, rocky ground, stream banks, old fields and edges |
| Native in | 35 states and the District of Columbia |
Carolina rose is native in 35 states and the District of Columbia: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. The states are the USDA PLANTS Database's records, with the native range read from Silvics of North America and NatureServe Explorer.
What our tools say
How fast it grows and how big it gets, by site Whether it suits your zone, sun and soil How far from a house, wires and a septic field What grows with it in the wild and in a yard When to plant it where you live When it flowers and fruits, month by month How to sow its seed, with dates for your place Whether one you have can be moved, and what the move takes How old one is, from its height How a big one scores by the champion-tree formula
For the same ground, we grow
These shrubs we grow share the most of Carolina rose's natural communities in the wild, by the companion species tool's rules.
Roughleaf Dogwood
Cornus drummondii Shrub Zones 5–8 6–15 ft
Shares dry uplands, rocky ground, stream banks, old fields and edges in the wild.
Saskatoon
Amelanchier alnifolia Shrub Zones 2–9 3–26 ft
Shares dry uplands, rocky ground, stream banks, old fields and edges in the wild.
Common Prickly Ash (Toothache Tree)
Zanthoxylum americanum Shrub Zones 3–8 10–20 ft
Shares dry uplands, rocky ground, stream banks, old fields and edges in the wild.
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica Shrub Zones 3–9 2–6 ft
Shares dry uplands, rocky ground, old fields and edges in the wild.
Streambank Mock Orange
Philadelphus hirsutus Shrub Zones 4–10 3–10 ft
Shares dry uplands, rocky ground and stream banks in the wild.
Read from
Its figures come from NC State Extension, the Missouri Botanical Garden, the Morton Arboretum, the Wildflower Center, the Woody Plant Seed Manual, the USDA PLANTS Database, the Native Plant Network and the Flora of North America.