A delicate fragrance fills the air. It attracts attention and draws it to the flowers of this plant. It is the dog rose, which develops the bright red rose hips shortly after its flowering period.
Characteristics of rosehip flowers
The dog rose produces its flowers in June. Its individual flowers, which lavishly cover the shrub, are open for a few days. After a week or two, all the flowers have faded and the time for the rose hips begins…
The hermaphrodite flowers have the following characteristics:
- sit singly or in clusters
- grow to between 3.5 and 5 cm
- have 5 white, light pink or rose-red petals
- under the petals are 5 green and folded back sepals
- 20 to 100 stamens and a bare style protrude from the center of the flower
tips and tricks
In order to enjoy the flowers that appear on biennial wood, the plant should not be cut back, but only thinned out.
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