Black rosehips
Black rosehips
There is a very thorny bush near where I live with what look like black rosehips, does anyone have any guess whether they are indeed rosehips or if they are some sort of imposter, or if there is any way for me to tell?
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Re: Black rosehips
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Re: Black rosehips
I have seen that before, do you know what species that is
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Re: Black rosehips
Rosa Spinosissima.
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Re: Black rosehips
That is exactly what it is.Green Aura wrote:Like this?
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Re: Black rosehips
Hi
Does anyone know if Rosa spinosissima was used as a rootstock? I have a old bush in the original farmhouse "garden" that looks very similar except with very dark purple hips, flowers look the same. I have long suspected this plant was just the stock taken over the graft but it could reasonably be deliberately planted - the original settlers were Scots.
Does anyone know if Rosa spinosissima was used as a rootstock? I have a old bush in the original farmhouse "garden" that looks very similar except with very dark purple hips, flowers look the same. I have long suspected this plant was just the stock taken over the graft but it could reasonably be deliberately planted - the original settlers were Scots.
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