Prices start at : 29.99 USD / 1 bareroot plant
Spread, this hardy, tough, disease-resistant plant is basically a no-care perennial shrub. An improvement on traditional Rosa Rugosa-types with a nicely mounded 4- to 6-ft. Boasting TONS of larger-than-normal, single, bright-pink blooms in early summer...
- Zone: 2 - 7
- Fruit: Sweet Hips features large bright red rose hips with excellent sweet tart flavor, and firm crunchy texture.
- Pollinator: Self pollinating.
- Foliage: Leathery, wrinkled, dark green leaves grow on prickly stems.
- Flower Form: 2-3 inch single blooms are bright pink with yellow center, borne in thick clusters.
- Comments: An improvement on traditional Rosa Rugosa-types with a nicely mounded 4- to 6-feet tall, 6-foot spread, this hardy, tough, disease-resistant plant is basically a no-care perennial shrub. Boasting TONS of larger-than-normal, single, bright-pink blooms in early summer with a repeat bloom in late summer/early fall, its hips are very attractive as well as much sweeter and more flavorful. Hips can be harvested any time after they have colored and can be eaten fresh, frozen and dried. Not available in CA, CO, ID, IN, MO, MT, ND, NJ, NM, NV, OR, SD, WA, WY.