I've bought a "Rosa Rugosa Exception" today, it has a number of large ripe
hips. Can these be stored and the hips split and the seeds planted in
Spring? I'd like to plant a hedgerow of them if I can, though I imagine
they'd need to be grown for a year or two in pots until they are big enough
to plant out. Will they come more or less true? Any tips for the storing and
planting of the seeds?
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David
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I've bought a "Rosa Rugosa Exception" today, it has a number of large ripe
hips. Can these be stored and the hips split and the seeds planted in
Spring?

IIRC, they like to be stratified. So open the hips now and plant the seeds
in pots and store outdoors until spring, when they should start growing.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

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I've bought a "Rosa Rugosa Exception" today, it has a number of large ripe
hips. Can these be stored and the hips split and the seeds planted in
Spring? I'd like to plant a hedgerow of them if I can, though I imagine
they'd need to be grown for a year or two in pots until they are big enough
to plant out. Will they come more or less true? Any tips for the
storing and
planting of the seeds?

I hadn;t heard of that one so looked it up, very pretty. The double
ones are hybrids I think so you might not get true seedlings. Howver,
rugosa flower very young so you won't have to wait years to find out.

All the rugosas (IME) are extremely easy to root from late cuttings in
the open garden. You'll get plenty of new cutting material on the bush
next year and that would probably be the best way to get a uniform
hedge.

Janet

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All the rugosas (IME) are extremely easy to root from late cuttings in
the open garden.

That's the way I'd go as well janet. Your Rosa glaucas that you sent me
a few years ago have produced 2 superb small standard trees. One in
particular is heavy with hips and a lovely bluey colour. Thanks again!

janet

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Dalmatian Telegraph
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All the rugosas (IME) are extremely easy to root from late cuttings in
the open garden.

That's the way I'd go as well janet. Your Rosa glaucas that you sent me
a few years ago have produced 2 superb small standard trees. One in
particular is heavy with hips and a lovely bluey colour. Thanks again!

This morning, I was just looking at the huge crop of hips on my
r.glauca this year!

Now, there's a rose that's very easy to grow from seed and always comes
true. (plant washed seeds now and leave the pot outdoors over winter).

Janet

Thank you for the replies Gary and Janets.
I will try both methods. I've taken a small cutting off it for now and three
hips - my other half would't let me take more hips as they are "too pretty"
and she wants to see them on the bush! In retrospect, the rosa came from a
garden centre that sold lots of other rose varieties, so in principle the
hips could be crosses with absolutely anything! It will be interesting to
see what comes of those.
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David
.... Email address on website http://www.avisoft.co.uk
.... Blog at http://dlts-french-adventures.blogspot.com/

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This morning, I was just looking at the huge crop of hips on my
r.glauca this year!

Do you make rose hip jelly with them?

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Thank you for the replies Gary and Janets.
I will try both methods. I've taken a small cutting off it for now and
three
hips - my other half would't let me take more hips as they are "too pretty"
and she wants to see them on the bush!

The gorgeous fat hips are a favourite with birds, soon she won't be
able to tell what pecked them.

Janet.

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This morning, I was just looking at the huge crop of hips on my
r.glauca this year!

Do you make rose hip jelly with them?

I have made that, but not for many years! I've been thinking of
making rosehip syrup, though, using the wild rose hips on the hedgerows
(better for red colour than r glauca). Do you have a recipe?

Janet.

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Thank you for the replies Gary and Janets.
I will try both methods. I've taken a small cutting off it for now and
three
hips - my other half would't let me take more hips as they are "too
pretty"
and she wants to see them on the bush!

The gorgeous fat hips are a favourite with birds, soon she won't be
able to tell what pecked them.

Janet.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if tomorrow morning a pigeon ate the
remaining hips but spat-out the seeds into a nearby plantpot ;-)

Thinking about it, I wonder if black labradors eat them too? He eats
everything else, including wind-fall peaches. First dog we've had that goes
scrumping! He even eats the juicy black seeds that fall off the laurel
hedge, we keep telling him off, but he sneaks off and eats more, I would
have assumed the seeds were poisonous but he seems healthy enough.

David.

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Thank you for the replies Gary and Janets.
I will try both methods. I've taken a small cutting off it for now and
three
hips - my other half would't let me take more hips as they are "too
pretty"
and she wants to see them on the bush!

The gorgeous fat hips are a favourite with birds, soon she won't be
able to tell what pecked them.

Janet.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if tomorrow morning a pigeon ate the
remaining hips but spat-out the seeds into a nearby plantpot ;-)

Me neither.

Thinking about it, I wonder if black labradors eat them too? He eats
everything else, including wind-fall peaches. First dog we've had that goes
scrumping!

We've had several dogs which picked and ate strawberries, and
enjoyed apples. The present one only picks and eats blackberries.

Janet.

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Thinking about it, I wonder if black labradors eat them too? He eats
everything else, including wind-fall peaches. First dog we've had that goes
scrumping!

We've had several dogs which picked and ate strawberries, and
enjoyed apples. The present one only picks and eats blackberries.

Janet.

Aren't they rich in Vitamin C? I seem to remember that stuff from when my
children were small called Rosehip Syrup. Perhaps that's why birds and
other animals stock up on them before winters gets going.

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"Janet Baraclough" wrote in message

This morning, I was just looking at the huge crop of hips on my
r.glauca this year!

Do you make rose hip jelly with them?

I have made that, but not for many years! I've been thinking of
making rosehip syrup, though, using the wild rose hips on the hedgerows
(better for red colour than r glauca). Do you have a recipe?

Janet.

What does one do with the syrup ??

BBC Woman's Hour wartime recipe:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womansho...recipe93.shtml

OR http://homecooking.about.com/library...e/blfruit9.htm

Jenny

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"Janet Baraclough" wrote
I have made that, but not for many years! I've been thinking of
making rosehip syrup, though, using the wild rose hips on the
hedgerows (better for red colour than r glauca). Do you have a
recipe?

What does one do with the syrup ??

BBC Woman's Hour wartime recipe:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womansho...recipe93.shtml

OR http://homecooking.about.com/library...e/blfruit9.htm

My Mum tells me that during the war she used to earn a few pennies along
with other children by going out collecting bags of rosehips which were
then sent away for making syrup. I believe it was part of some national
scheme to give to children as a vitamin C supplement because of the
restricted diet.

I seem to remember we were still given Delrosa rose-hip syrup when I was
small.

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Sue

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"Janet Baraclough" wrote in message

This morning, I was just looking at the huge crop of hips on
my
r.glauca this year!

Do you make rose hip jelly with them?

I have made that, but not for many years! I've been thinking of
making rosehip syrup, though, using the wild rose hips on the
hedgerows
(better for red colour than r glauca). Do you have a recipe?

For syrup or jelly? I'll probably have both though given my recipe
collection. I've not made syrup since I adore the flavour of the
jelly and I've only ever made that.