Skip to main content
← Plants for Bees
Smooth Rose
Smooth Rose botanical plate
Field guide plate · click to zoom

Smooth Rose

Rosa blanda
In the United States: Native · also called Meadow Rose, Early Wild Rose

Bees, including honeybees, visit primarily for pollen as the flowers produce little to no nectar. Blooms once in early to mid summer over several weeks on a nearly thornless shrub that can form thickets. Provides pollen resources and nesting structure for native bees.

Nectarlow
Pollenlow
Bloom (US) June–August
TypePerennial
Sunpartial

Reported nearby

No reports nearby in the last 14 days.

Sign in to report this plant blooming nearby.

BeeAI — Ask the old beekeeper
Hey there, honey. Ask me anything about your bees.