Rosa pimpinellifolia seed

LATIN NAME: ROSA PIMPINELLIFOLIA

COMMON NAME: Burnet Rose

The burnet rose petals the low, dense, thorny shrub with the many small, ferry, dark-green leaves and the cup-shaped, creamy-white, single flowers with the golden stamens that open through the early summer, the flowers petaling the arching stems, the small, round, glossy, purple-black hips following. The shrub spreads slowly into the neat, prickly mound, and it stands the cold, the wind and the poor, sandy ground well. It likes the sun, and the well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The purple-black hips of the burnet rose give it a recognised place in the research on the tough, coastal roses of the rose family, and the pimpinellifolia species appears in the studies of the poor-sand growth and the hip chemistry. The work looks at the disease-free habit that the breeders value, the way the mound holds the sandy banks, and the seed handling. The sand-binding growth keeps the ecologists interested, and the growers of the wild, coastal and low-maintenance roses keep the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the poor, sunny ground, the burnet rose petals the coast with the creamy-white flowers and the black hips. The hips make the fine jams, the syrups and the teas, the dense, thorny shrub holds the sandy banks, and the flowers open for the bees. It grows well in the well-drained, sunny ground. Creamy-white, black-hip and sea-hardy.

To grow the Burnet Rose from seed, rake the seeds out of the ripe hips, mix them into the damp sand in the fridge, then sow them.

Rake the seeds out of the ripe hips, mix them into the damp sand in the fridge, and pot the seedlings on as they grow. The petal blooms come within the season. into the pots of the gritty, free-draining mix, and keep the pots in the bright, sheltered spot. The young shrubs push through steadily, and the petal blooms will open through the early summer.

Seeds of this beautiful Rosa Pimpinellifolia or Brunet Rose. Grows well in partial shade and in poor soils in zones 4-9. Used a lot in woodland gardens, pot culture and for hedges.