Question: Google image search calls this an Evergreen Rose (Rosa Sempervirens). It is a very prickly plant, and has begun blooming …
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Google image search calls this an Evergreen Rose (Rosa Sempervirens). It is a very prickly plant, and has begun blooming about a week ago. I was told by a gardener that it is a spirea, but I can't find any mention of thorns in the descriptions of spirea I have found. I didn't find any reports of Rosa Sempervirens in CT and it seems to be rather rare-- do you think that is what this is?
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Dear yglotzer, good morning. The plant you have photographed may be Rosa sempervirens (evergreen rose), but I would need additional images to be certain. In particular, I need a close-up image of the flower and an image of the leaves that includes the paired appendages at the base of the leaf stalk (the stipules). If you want to upload more images or send them directly to me (ahaines@nativeplanttrust.org), I would be happy to try to help further. It is not a species of Spiraea (as you surmised).
