Baldhip Rose (Rosa gymnocarpa): Bundle of 10

Description

Bundle of 10

At a Glance: In Baldhip Rose, the crown of sepals falls sway form the fruit early, leaving the end of the hip ’bald’ making it unique among our area roses. It grows in a bariety of habitats, from open to wooded.  A spindly 5-ish foot tall shrub, usually with numerous soft, straight prickles, sometimes unarmed especially on younger stems.

Leaves: Alternate, deciduous, compound with an odd number (5-9) of toothed leaflets.

Flowers: Small 5-petaled pale-pink to rose flowers with numerous stamens, usually borne singly a the end of branches.

Fruit: Orange to scarlet, pear-shaped ‘hips’ without attached sepal lobes.

Growing Conditions:

References:

MacKinnon, A., Pojar, J., & Alaback, P. B. (1994). Plants of the Pacific Northwest coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska. Richmond, Wash: Lone Pine Publishing.