Rosa rugosa rubra seed Red Rugosa Rose

LATIN NAME: ROSA RUGOSA RUBRA

COMMON NAME: Red Rugosa Rose

The red rugosa rose velvets the dense, bushy plants with the large, single, crimson-rose flowers through the summer, the deeply veined, rugose leaves holding the rich green, and the large, tomato-like hips that ripen to the bright red through the autumn. The flowers are simple and generous, each with the golden stamens, and the scent carries the old-rose sweetness. The plant is tough and disease-free, and it stands the salt wind and the cold well. It likes the sun, and the deep, moist, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The seashore roses have a reputation that the breeders know well, and the red rugosa appears in the studies of the disease resistance and the hardy shrubs. The research covers the rose hip chemistry and the seed biology, along with the way the plant shrugs off the diseases that trouble the other roses. The food scientists study the hips for the vitamin C, and the collectors of the old garden roses keep the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the garden, the red rugosa rose gives the flowers and the fruit both. The crimson, scented blooms open through the summer, the big red hips make the fine syrup, jelly and tea, and they feed the birds through the winter. The plant makes the dense, thorny hedge and stands the cold, the wind and the salt without the fuss. Hardy, generous and free of the disease worries.

The red rugosa rose seeds need the cold treatment before the sowing, a few months in the damp, cool place which wakes the hard seeds. Sow them into the deep pot of rich, loamy soil, cover them lightly, and keep the pot in the bright, cool spot. The seedlings rise with the rugose leaves, and they grow on steadily. Grow the young roses on in the sunny, moist ground, and the first crimson flowers come within the few years.

To grow the red rugosa rose from seed, sow the small, hard seeds evenly into the deep pot of rich, loamy soil, then cover them lightly, keep the pot in the bright, cool spot and water gently. The seedlings show themselves within a few weeks, and they grow on steadily. Grow the young roses on in the sunny, moist ground, and the crimson flowers will velvet the hedge over the years.

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