ROSA



Wild Roses
Rosales
Rosaceae

Prairie Rose
rosa setigera

Multiflora Rose
rosa multiflora
Most productive rose in terms of fruit output.
Introduced from Japan, rapidly becoming widespread
up and down the East Coast.

Shining Rose
rosa nitida

Virginia Rose
rosa virginiana

Swamp Rose
rosa palustris

Pasture Rose
rosa carolina

Rugosa Rose
rosa rugosa
Best rose hips can be eaten off this the bush.
It has the largest fruits, some nearly an inch in diameter.
Grows along Beaches on the Eastern seaboard.
Eat them just after they turn red and become soft, juiciest then.
Later in the season, they become dry inside and contain
hairlike filaments around the seeds.

Smooth Rose
rosa blanda
Cultavated roses are all specially bred to have
many rows of petals to please out sense of form.
Wild Roses, are designed to attract pollinators.

Rose Hips
For comparable weights,
contain about 100 times more
Vitamin C than oranges do.


MAGICAL PROPERTIES
The Legend of the Cherokee Rose