Rosa blanda, commonly known as the smooth rose, meadow rose, wild rose, or prairie rose, is native to North America. Among roses, it is closest to come to a "thornless" rose, with just a few thorns at the base. It is a colony-forming shrub growing to 1 m (3.3 ft) high, naturally in prairies and meadows

Blooming in early summer, the flowers colored white to pink with streaks of red, the anthers yellow. Rosa blanda grows naturally in meadows, prairies and fields occurs on dry hillsides, roadsides, fence rows, in either sandy or rocky soil. The range of natural growth is from Quebec to Ontario, south to Kansas, and east to Missouri and Ohio.

Type: Hardy shrub

Hardiness zones: 2-6

Height: 84", 210cm

Location: Sun to part shade

Seeds per packet: 25