I grow 50 Rugosas(25 different) in my garden and I find the beauty of them is that I don't have to worry about disease or poor growth. I am not organic but I don't spray and I only use compost around the base of the Rugosas. I would try not to view them as modern ( even if some have just been introduced) as this will destroy the beauty of trouble free plants. To me the only thing I have to worry about is their suckering and some do it very well. Here is my list of Rugosas which do okay in the PNW on sandy soil and gale force winds off the sea. Belle PointevineÂsemi double mauve pink Darts Dash...semi double carmine Dr. Eckener...semi double yellow and pink FlamingoÂsingle rose pink Foxi PavementÂsemi double purple pink Hansa...double carmine HansalandÂsemi double deep red Henry HudsonÂsingle white HunterÂdouble rich red Jens Munk...double pure pink Kordes Robusta...single rich red Morden Sunrise...single amber edged pale red Pink Grootendorst...double carnation type pure pink PolareisÂdouble white shaded pink, pink buds Pristine PavementÂsemi double pure white RokokoÂsemi double soft peach Roseraie de l HayÂdouble carmine RugeldaÂdouble yellow flushed red Rugspin...single carmine red RuskinÂdouble rich red Sarah van Fleet...semi double pure pink ScabrosaÂsingle carmine pink Scarlet PavementÂsemi double fuchsia red Showy PavementÂsemi double pale carmine pink Souvenir de Philemon CochetÂdouble white flushed pink Topaz JewelÂdouble soft yellow White Grootendorst...double white White Max GrafÂsingle white

Rugosa Roses need mostly sunshine in the day. They require little else except good drainage. They don't need to be sprayed (in fact don't like to be) and you can prune them back anytime. Our Rose Society does not recommend pruning this type of rose back to the ground, but you can if you need to it won't kill the bush. They mostly grown between 4-10 ft high. Some can be used as climbers. They can have invasive offshoots if they are not taken out. They are not like the multiflora that are very invasive and sprout up everywhere. Rugosa can be a very good rose for people who want shrubs that bloom all the time with no extra work.Keep them in the sun and they should be fine. There are several varieties that stay about 4-5 ft tall. I have about 15 Rugosa bushes and they make a great hedge for me. They smell is wonderful as I walk down my driveway.

Hi Timbu, I wish I could tell you but my Wasagaming is still too young (4 years old) to need any pruning. Just guessing--I would wait until after it had bloomed, then take out dead wood and weak, twiggy growth. It tends to bloom on short stems along the canes, so I don't know if it would help to shorten the canes. Perhaps it would be better to take out older canes right at the base. Someone who has grown this rose to maturity would be welcome to jump in here and give tips from experience! I am including a link to the Finnish Rose Society's website. They have a lot of great rose photos and this one shows a mature Wasagaming--can't wait till mine looks this gorgeous. Good luck! Here is a link that might be useful: Finnish Rose Society--photo of mature Wasagaming

An update in May 2019. Really taking off this year.....we had a graduation celebration in the family and these blooms corresponded to it.......I think Granny was there with us. She always loved the family together. Really happy this one cutting made it, and it has been slowly increasing in size. I am still curious of the cultivar, though that is less important than the sentimental value.