Sweet Briar Rose

Rosa Rubiginosa

From £1.31

Bare root stock not available until November 2025 but you can Pre Order to secure your stock now

Sweet Briar Rose (Rosa Rubignosa) has fantastic pink scented flowers with a golden centre and are produced in clusters from late spring to mid summer. The foliage has strong apple-like fragrance. It grows well on most soil conditions including chalk.

Buying Options

Features

Mature Height

Mature Height

3 metres
Soil Types

Soil Types

Chalky
Lighting

Lighting

Full or Partial Sun
Leaf Colour

Leaf Colour

Pink

Full Description

Doesn’t like dense shade or exposed areas but does like coastal areas. In June scented pink flowers appear, in autumn red/orange hips appear. The fruit is a globose to oblong glossy red hip 1-2cm in diameter.

Sweet Briar Rose (Rosa Rubignosa) is a dense deciduous shrub which can reach 2-3m high and across, with the stems bearing numerous hooked prickles. This species is native on calcareous soils in southern England.

 

Delivery

Within 24 hours of placing your order, we will contact you to confirm an exact delivery date. Most orders are delivered within 5 working days. Your plants will be freshly lifted and packaged the day before dispatch to ensure they arrive in the best possible condition.

If you have a preferred delivery date please use the comments box and we will try our best to accommodate this (not available at weekends).

Although items can remain in their packaging for 7–10 days if kept frost-free, we recommend planting bareroot trees as soon as possible after delivery.

We use a courier service, and a signature is required on delivery unless you specify a safe place in the comments box when placing your order.

Small Orders (UK Mainland Only)

Orders of 1–15 plants in size 40/60cm can often be sent via Royal Mail for £8.00.

Please note: Your basket will initially show a delivery charge of £15.00 + VAT, but if you request Royal Mail delivery in the comments box, we will adjust the payment for you once we receive the order.

England and Wales Standard Delivery Charges

  • Orders up to £75 – £15 + VAT
  • £76 – £200 – £22 + VAT
  • £201 – £300 – £30 + VAT
  • £301 – £500 – £40 + VAT
  • £501 – £1000 – £45 + VAT
  • Over £1000 – £50 + VAT

Mainland Scotland Standard Delivery Charges

  • Orders up to £75.99 – £20 + VAT
  • £76 – £150.99 – £28.40 + VAT
  • £151 – £300.99 – £38 + VAT
  • £301 – £500.99 – £50 + VAT
  • £501 – £1000.99 – £56 + VAT
  • Over £1001 – £62 + VAT

Click and Collect

Click and collect available free of charge from: Tree Shop Ltd., Harts Barn, Monmouth Road, Longhope, GL17 0QD, UK

Bareroot

Size (cm)Qty 1-10Qty 11-30Qty 31-150Qty 151-1000Qty 1000+  
40 - 60£3.85£2.47£2.00£1.56£1.31