virginia rose? July 14, 2008
Posted by Sandy in a small garden in maine, photographs, wildflowers.Tags: a small garden in maine, wildflowers
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This low growing rose has been at the edge of the woods as long as I have lived here. It is twined with the blackberry and blueberry vines, and is never over a foot off the ground. I think it may be Virginia rose, but that lovely blush on the outer part of the petals is much darker, and more bronze than the petals in the field guides. If anyone can put a name to this wild rose, please let me know if I got it right.
It looks a lot like the wild rose that grow here in Nova Scotia~Rosa virginiana.
Thanks, chey. I wish had thought to check if it had fragrance. Some of the old wild ones smell great.
It is lovely — no clue what it is but I love old, wild roses.
I love the simplicity and the colours of this rose. Most cool! I can’t help you out with the name … I imagine it looks gorgeous twining through the blackberry and blueberry vines.
I could be wrong, but I think your “Virginia Rose” is called “Prairie Rose.” I live nowhere near a prairie, rather in Lehigh Valley PA, and we have them growing here up on the mountains which border the valley.
Gretta
Thanks Gretta, that may be it. Do they have a fragrance?
does the rose turn into a red fruit-like seed pod in the early-mid fall?
if so, you may have found a rosa rugosa. i live in eastern new england and these are very common in sandy areas and near beaches but can also be found away from the ocean as well. they do have a light sort of a fragrance.
hope this helps!