Rotes Meer is a hybrid rugosa shrub rose in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by Karl Baum of Germany in 1983. This dense, cold-hardy shrub will reach heights of 4-5 feet and spread 3-4 feet wide. Plant in full sun in amended, well-drained, moist garden soil. The 2-3-inch-wide flowers are a medium red with purple shading, a strong fragrance and 10-24 petals. Rose hips will form if some of the flowers are not deadheaded. The rose blooms in summer and may repeat later in the season. Bright green foliage is on stems with prickles. Use this shrub in the border, as a hedge or for privacy and screening. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Good disease resistance. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses. More information on Rosa .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Fills a similar nicheRosa 'Dortmund'Rosa 'Golden Wings'Rosa The Dark Lady 'AUSbloom'
Full plant profile
Growing Conditions
Plant type
Ground Cover; Rose
Life cycle
Perennial; Woody
USDA zones
4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil texture
Clay; High Organic Matter; Loam (Silt); Sand
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist
Available space
3 feet-6 feet; 6-feet-12 feet
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 4 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in. | Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Medium
Canopy layer
4 - Herbaceous (3-15 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Dense; Erect
Texture
Medium
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Bright green foliage
Flower color
Purple/Lavender; Red/Burgundy
Flower value
Fragrant
Flower shape
Cup
Flower size
1-3 inches
Flower detail
Medium red with lavender undertones flowers are 2-3 inches wide andsemi-double with 25 petals. Blooms in summer and may repeat later.
Bloom time
Fall; Summer
Fruit color
Red/Burgundy
Fruit type
Pome
Fruit detail
Will produce rose hips if some flowers are not pruned off