I stayed up until 1am last night trying to identify it, and got it. Redleaf Rose, also called Rosa Glauca or Rosa Rubrifolia. Here is the wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_glauca. The flowers in the pictures of it were exactly like the flowers I saw in the spring, and I can see why I did not know it was a rose - the shape of the flowers is more like a small daisy. I'm so glad it's named, and thank you Sissy and Robin for your help.
Now that I have rose hips, I'm going to have to try to at least make tea. I'm reading that I should pick them after the first frost.
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I'm trying to identify this shrub - one of the many beautiful plants inherited with the house. Some notes:
- Parts of it were 5-6 feet tall last spring. We pruned it to about 3-4 feet, which is where it is now.- Has small thorns.
- Flowers in spring were beautiful. They were pink and white. I did not take pictures of them.
- Berries are orange, pictures below. They are oval-shaped and have hips.
- Leaves are a dusty green, with hints of purple in them.
- It's a graceful, delicate shrub.
Thanks for any help!
Closeups of the berries:
oh, gosh, I think that is a rose. I can see the leaves and they are definitely rose leaves...!
ReplyDeleteI see the photo from yesterday and thought the berries were round. The orange berries are "hips", which are the fruit of the rose.
What a relief it is not an invasive monster!?!
It's a beautiful rose!
Small thorns are a bonus!
Those are certainly rose hips! Next spring, make sure you take pix of the flowers. Watch out for those Malva Zebrina, they spread like wildfire! My camera is a high end point and shoot, a Canon Powershot. My nephew the photographer recommended it, so I knew it had to be good! My closeups are taken with the macro setting.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sissy, for the info! I think you are both right on the rose, but what kind? It doesn't behave like a typical shrub rose. And not all roses have these hips, correct? Please forgive my rose ignorance. The blooms were very pretty, but quite flat, not dimensional like a typical rose.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Robin, for the info on your camera! Maybe I'll ask for it for Christmas.