Rosehip variety – one more beautiful than the other
Botanically speaking, rose hips are so-called aggregate fruits. The red husk develops from the receptacle after fertilization and encloses many small, hairy nuts, the seeds. Who doesn't remember them from childhood as itching powder? However, it's not the seeds that cause the itching, but the many small, barbed hairs that cling to the skin.
Rosa canina: Almost everyone knows it – our native dog rose. From June to July, it bears abundant, simple white-pink blossoms with a light but wonderful fragrance. Once this splendor is over, bright scarlet rose hips appear starting in September. Rose hips can be enjoyed for months from August to December. They are edible, contain plenty of vitamin C, and are perfect for making jam, jelly, juice, or liqueur.
Rosa rugosa:It is known as the apple rose or potato rose and is considered a very healthy and hardy wild rose that can cope with all soil conditions. It is known as a typical wild rose hedge on embankments, stone walls, or as property boundaries. The mostly pink or pure white flowers appear from June onwards and exude a lovely wild rose fragrance. The wonderful fragrance is not dependent on the color. The first rose hips form as early as July and later turn bright orange-red. They are fleshy and rich in vitamin C. The fruit adorns the plants for a long time.
Rosa multiflora:A fabulous bee pasture. As the name "multi-flowered rose" or "multi-flowered rose" suggests, this wild rose bears numerous small, white, strongly honey-scented blossoms and produces masses of miniature rose hips. A few branches make excellent vase decorations.
Rosa moyesii:With its bottle-shaped rose hips, the Mandarin rose, native to the mountains of western China, quickly wins fans. It is one of the most beautiful wild varieties available. This is also due to the blood-red color of its simple, medium-sized flowers, with their sunny-yellow stamens providing a striking contrast. In autumn, the orange-red, bottle-shaped rose hips provide a worthy representation of the flowers.
Rosa helenae syn. Pink floribunda:Its simple flowers are white, small, and fragrant. It blooms profusely in June and July in flat, umbel-shaped panicles. Rosa helenae is a wildly romantic rosehip rambler whose fruits are red, egg-shaped, and very numerous.
Rosa sweginzowii 'Macrocarpa':Its name, 'Macrocarpa', means "large-fruited" and already reveals the outstanding characteristic of this rose: Its bottle-shaped, glossy rose hips grow up to 5 cm in size and glow a vibrant orange-red in autumn. In summer, the plant bears simple, medium-sized, sweetly scented pink flowers on branches that it spreads like eagle wings.
Rosa rubiginosa:The wine rose, also known as the hedge rose, apple rose, or sweet briar, is a native wild rose species. Its foliage smells of ripe apples, especially in damp weather. The wine rose forms a very dense and heavily fortified shrub or entire impenetrable hedges, which is why it has become famous as the 'Scottish hedge rose'. Nothing can easily get through them. Its simple, small, delicate pink flowers appear in June, later transforming into abundant scarlet fruit. Its rose hips are often processed into wild rose oil and jam.
