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The Eglantine Rose is a medium sized, dense, spiney deciduous shrub with aromatic leaves, smelling of apples. The single pink flowers are simple, beautiful and fragrant. Bright red oval hips persist well into the winter and are a good source of Vitamin C. In some countries (New Zealand, South Africa and Australia) it is seen as an invasive weed, but in UK there are no problems with it. Prune in autumn or winter and it can be sheared back quite hard if necessary.
Rosa rubiginosa
Common name: Eglantine / Sweet Briar.
Native: Europe and Western Asia
Provenance: UK
Size and spread (10 years): 4m x 4m
Treatment required: Deeply dormant requires 39 weeks stratification treatment.
Seeds / kg: 50000
Ideal sowing period: Spring
Soil conditions: Most soils.
Planting instructions: Best results from plants in full sun
Mature height: 4m x 4m
pic courtesy of Sebastian Bieber, CC BY-SA 2.0 DE , via Wikimedia Commons
| Weight | 5.00 g |
|---|---|
| Size | Seed pack (approx 250 seeds) |
| Genus | Rosa |
| Family | Rosaceae |
| Flowering Month | June |
| Colour | pink |
| Hardiness | Hardy |
| Life Cycle | shrub |
| Evergreen | deciduous |
| Interest | aromatic, flowers, fruit |
| Wildlife | yes |
| Requires | sun |
| Native | yes |
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