I took this picture last May in the dunes in North Brigantine last May. My PlantSnap app identified it as a Rosa Rugosa. Beautiful flower, but I saw some sites that said it was an invasive species. Does anyone know if that is true?
Rosa Rugosa
- Thread starter Beach&Barrens
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According to the NJDEP Coastal Management Zone Regulations, dunes in NJ should be only planted with native plants. Rosa Rugosa is a non-native plant and should not be planted when restoring native dunes.
I knew this one as beach rose. I saw a patch of it on dunes a few years ago on Sandy Hook.
Gets aggressive in garden settings and is difficult to remove. Not to mention the nasty thorns. I planted once in my driveway because I figured if it grew in the sand it would grow in gravel. Absolutely right but I still pull some now and then.