Wild roses

Wild roses are valuable representatives of the native flora in free nature,...

... natural gardens, farmhouse gardens and for enthusiasts. They enchant with their short but intensive blossom, frequently accompanied by light scent, wonderfully decorative fruit and often remarkable leaves and shoots.

Wild roses are feed plants for numerous types of bird, bees and other insects.

Some types of wild roses are:

• Rosa arvensis – field rose
  ground-cover or climbing, late white blossom
• Rosa blanda – prairie rose
• Rosa corymbifera - hedge rose
• Rosa majalis – cinnamon rose
  medium-high, strong pink blossom
• Rosa micrantha –small-flowered sweet briar
  strong growth, pink blossom
• Rosa canina – dog rose
  strong growth, pink blossom, common
• Rosa multiflora – many-flowered rose
  medium-high growth, numerous scented white flowers
• Rosa rubiginosa – sweet briar
  strong growth, pink blossom
• Rosa carolina – carolina rose
  Forms runners, dark decorative blossom
• Rosa gallica – French rose
  remains small, runners, large, scented flowers, hairy fruit
• Rosa elliptica
  medium high, round fruit
• Rosa glauca – red-leaved rose
  high, srong growth, dark red leaves, intensive blossom colour
• Rosa jundzilli
  medium-high, pale pink blossom
• Rosa tomentosa
  almost white blossom, very felt-like leaves
• Rosa villosa – apple rose
• Rosa vosagiaca – Vogesen rose
  low growth height, light bluish leaf
• Rosa moyesii
• Rosa nitida – shining rose
• Rosa pendulina – mountain rose
  medium-high growth, intensive red blossom, bottle-shaped fruit
• Rosa pimpinellifolia – Burnet rose
  medium-high growth, cream-white flowers, black fruit
• Rosa rugosa – rugosa rose
  forms runners, white, pink to red flowers, large fruits
• Rosa rugosa 'Alba' – white rugosa rose
  forms runners, white flowers, large fruits
• Rosa rugotida