Overview & Description

The Hansa Rose (Rosa rugosa ‘Hansa’) is a robust, hardy rugosa shrub rose. It is celebrated for its strongly fragrant, double flowers in a deep, velvety reddish-purple. The blooms provide a stunning contrast against its dense, crinkled green foliage, which also exhibits excellent disease resistance.

Growth & Size

This variety exhibits a vigorous, upright, and suckering growth habit. It forms a dense, large shrub, typically reaching a mature size of about 1.5 to 2 meters (5 to 6.5 feet) in both height and width.

Additional Notes

It blooms recurrently from early summer into fall, with excellent repeat flowering. Exceptionally cold-hardy and salt-tolerant, it is a nearly care-free landscape rose. After the blooms fade, it produces large, ornamental orange-red hips. It is an outstanding, low-maintenance choice for creating a dense, fragrant hedge, windbreak, or a resilient, eye-catching specimen.