Rosa Rugosa Life Cycle Update 6/26/08

You can see the round bulbous Rose Hips that will be left after the flowers are gone.  Some people used to make Rose Hip Jam out of it.

Rosa Rugosa Life Cycle Update 6/26/08

These pictures were taken across from the Bass Rocks Beach Club, But if you look all along our shoreline Rosa Rugosa are everywhere.  They thrive in salty environments.

Rosa Rugosa Life Cycle Update 6/26/08

Rosa Rugosa Life Cycle Update 6/26/08

If you look below the buds, the Rose Hips are the bulbous growth that will be the fruit in which you can make rose hip jam later in the year.