Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Not until World War II were rose hips tested as a cure for children with scurvy symptoms in Britain due to Nazi blockades, proving ...

A. Rose hips are best produced on species shrub roses, rambling roses or varieties that don’t need extensive pruning. Some roses do not produce hips, such as `Mystic Fairy,’ `Rosa rugosa ‘ `Albo-plena ...

Harvest rose hips from unsprayed roses to make syrup and rose brandy. (Vern Nelson) It may be gray and cold outside but in my mind's eye there are Rugosa roses laden with fragrant flowers and bright ...

Wild roses, rugosa roses and even cultivated roses that were left unpreened after their last bloom will sport a shiny, usually dark orange-red colored rose hip. Some might know it as a rose haw, while ...

I have always grown roses for their large, red, berrylike fruit known as the hip. It forms in the wake of a fertilized flower. During World War II, the British discovered that rose hips contain more ...

WHAT: Rugosa rose hips are some of the most extraordinary hips in rose culture. They resemble clusters of tomatoes, and make interesting additions to wreaths and flower arrangements. Their color and ...

If you have waited until now to remove spent blooms from your rose bushes, you are in for a treat. The end-of-year bonus many roses offer are their round fruits called rose hips. Rose hips contain the ...

Q: I just moved to the area and bought a home in Oakland. There is a large and overgrown rose bush in the front yard that looks as if it has never been properly pruned. It is covered in huge rose hips ...

Q: I want to plant roses to grow rose hips. I've heard that they're a good source of vitamin C. Are there varieties that make better rose hips? Is there a good time of year to plant roses? A: A rose ...