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Wed, Feb 6, 13 at 12:23
| I just moved into a new home and the prev. owners left beautiful gardens! They also left some thorny bushes. they have little ball type things on them that look like maybe there was a flower or something there. i am in northern michigan covered in snow so they do look odd. Please help |
This post was edited by garden_love on Wed, Feb 6, 13 at 15:09
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| Roses that were pollinated leave a hip that looks like a berry but probably need pictures. |
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- Posted by garden_love 5 (My Page) on Wed, Feb 6, 13 at 14:36
| I will go out and take a few pictures in a little bit. please come back if you can. thanks! |
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- Posted by garden_love 5 (My Page) on Wed, Feb 6, 13 at 15:10
| Another pic. |
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| Those are rose hips, absolutely. |
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- Posted by garden_love 5 (My Page) on Wed, Feb 6, 13 at 15:35
| Awesome! Thank you! Is there any way to tell what type of roses they are? |
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| No, no way to tell. They're hard to identify even if you have a pic of the bloom. But you could try again on the roses forum when it's in bloom. You'll get some guesses, and if it's a common enough one, maybe someone will know for sure what it is. |
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- Posted by garden_love 5 (My Page) on Wed, Feb 6, 13 at 16:25
| Thank you for the help! I have never worked with roses so I had no idea what tjey were! |
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| The Canadian government subsidized a rose-breeding program for many years, and the Explorer and Parkland series roses include many hardy to zone 4. Wouldn't be surprised if your rose turns out to be Henry Kelsey or John Davis, or one of the other cannuck hybrids. |
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| You can actually eat the hips too like a berry, they have a lot of vitamin C |
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- Posted by fatamorgana 5/6 (My Page) on Thu, Feb 7, 13 at 7:46
| Yes, the rose is a much loved plant in old herb gardens. Be sure to look up using rose hips via google before doing so. The hairy bits around the seeds need to be removed plus you'll not want to use the hips if you use pesticides or other chemicals around the plants. FataMorgana |
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