Sweet Briar Rose
Rosa rubiginosa
zones 3-6
50 seeds
Sweet Briar Rose has apple scented foliage and deeply scented flowers. The hips are abundant and large. The shrub was introduced from Europe and has naturalized throughout much of the western states. It grows up to 10 feet tall and has multiple arching stems. Stems have thorns that are stout, flattened, downward-curving and unequal in size. Leaves are alternate and pinnately divided into 5 to 7 leaflets with doubly serrated margins and gland-tipped teeth.
Sowing seeds in autumn in an outdoor cold frame yields the best results; seeds may take two years to germinate; scarifying may speed the process. Stored seeds have a hard seed coat and require a cold moist stratification period of 90 days to improve germination. Seedlings should be moved to a lath house or other structure in the spring and grown for one year to develop an adequate root system before transplanting. Propagated plants should be hardened off for two to four weeks prior to transplanting in their permanent location.
Rosa rubiginosa
zones 3-6
50 seeds
Sweet Briar Rose has apple scented foliage and deeply scented flowers. The hips are abundant and large. The shrub was introduced from Europe and has naturalized throughout much of the western states. It grows up to 10 feet tall and has multiple arching stems. Stems have thorns that are stout, flattened, downward-curving and unequal in size. Leaves are alternate and pinnately divided into 5 to 7 leaflets with doubly serrated margins and gland-tipped teeth.
Sowing seeds in autumn in an outdoor cold frame yields the best results; seeds may take two years to germinate; scarifying may speed the process. Stored seeds have a hard seed coat and require a cold moist stratification period of 90 days to improve germination. Seedlings should be moved to a lath house or other structure in the spring and grown for one year to develop an adequate root system before transplanting. Propagated plants should be hardened off for two to four weeks prior to transplanting in their permanent location.
Rosa rubiginosa
zones 3-6
50 seeds
Sweet Briar Rose has apple scented foliage and deeply scented flowers. The hips are abundant and large. The shrub was introduced from Europe and has naturalized throughout much of the western states. It grows up to 10 feet tall and has multiple arching stems. Stems have thorns that are stout, flattened, downward-curving and unequal in size. Leaves are alternate and pinnately divided into 5 to 7 leaflets with doubly serrated margins and gland-tipped teeth.
Sowing seeds in autumn in an outdoor cold frame yields the best results; seeds may take two years to germinate; scarifying may speed the process. Stored seeds have a hard seed coat and require a cold moist stratification period of 90 days to improve germination. Seedlings should be moved to a lath house or other structure in the spring and grown for one year to develop an adequate root system before transplanting. Propagated plants should be hardened off for two to four weeks prior to transplanting in their permanent location.