Rosehip which variety is better

Rosehip is a great garden plant. During flowering, its bright buds decorate the site and fill the air with the scent of roses, and the ripe fruits are not only edible, but also very useful.

Most varieties of fruit rose hips come from 4 types of roses: cinnamon, wrinkled, dahurian and gray. According to the shape of the fruit, rose hips are usually divided into 2 groups:

• with large fruits (from 4 g or more) with dense skin,
• with small fruits (less than 4 g) with thin skin.

The fruits of the first group look like small apples. It includes varieties such as Jubilee, Oval, Globus, Apple. Berries of these varieties can be eaten fresh, and they also make good jam. Varieties of the first group are distinguished by repeated flowering, which means that they can be harvested several times from August to October.

The second group includes small-fruited rosehip varieties. But that doesn't mean they are less useful. It's just that their yield is less, so if necessary, more bushes will have to be planted. Among the varieties of this group, one can distinguish Vitamin VNIVI, Vorontsovsky 1, Titan, Rubin. Their fruits are great for drying.

Anniversary

The variety is of medium ripening, is a strong and powerful shrub up to 1.5 m in height. The fruits of the plant are large, round-shaped, orange-red, sweet and sour to taste, rich in vitamin C. During flowering, the Yubileiny rosehip is very beautiful: large pink flowers look great on the bush. And the fruits are suitable for jam and for drying.

Appointment	Plant height	Fruit ripening	Winter hardiness
	Up to 1.5 m	From mid-August	High

Oval

A variety of medium ripening. Rosehip bush Oval grows small, flowers are also not too large, white. Fruits are slightly flattened, red, with thick skin and sweet juicy pulp.The variety is frost-resistant, not susceptible to disease, insects rarely damage the bushes. Berries are most suitable for processing, but also suitable for drying.

Appointment	Plant height	Fruit ripening	Winter hardiness
	Up to 1.5 m	From mid-August	High

the globe

The variety is a medium-sized shrub up to 1.5 m high with thick branches and large flowers. Fruits are globular, bright red, characterized by a high content of vitamin C. There are so many ripening of them that the shoots bend under their weight. Globus variety belongs to winter hardy. This rose hip is suitable for making preserves, jams and candied fruits.

Appointment	Plant height	Fruit ripening	Winter hardiness
	Up to 1.5 m	From mid-August	High

Apple

Rosehip of the Yablochny variety usually does not grow higher than 1.2 m, nevertheless, in terms of yield, it is not inferior to tall varieties. The flowers, like the fruits, are dark red. Rosehip berries of this variety are large and often grow in groups of 5-7 pcs. They have a flat-round shape and a sweet and sour taste. A bush with ripe fruits looks very elegant.

Appointment	Plant height	Fruit ripening	Winter hardiness
	Up to 1.2 m	From mid-August	High

Vitamin VNIVI

An early variety of rose hips with large fruits and a medium ripening period. The bush can grow up to 2 m in height. The flowers are medium-sized, pale pink, collected in inflorescences. The fruits ripen red-orange in color, oval in shape. Rosehip Vitamin VNIVI is resistant to diseases, tolerates frost well, and is rarely attacked by pests. However, it is worth taking into account that the variety does not belong to self-pollinated, which means that another rosehip bush of a different variety should grow nearby.

Appointment	Plant height	Fruit ripening	Winter hardiness
	Up to 2 m	Since the beginning of August	High

Vorontsovsky 1

The cultivar is an interspecific hybrid of the Webb rose and the wrinkled rose. Oval-elongated fruits are not only high in vitamin C, but also in folic acid. Orange-red berries are good for drying. Up to 3 kg of crop can be harvested from an adult bush. Long-term fruiting. The variety is of medium ripening, relatively cold-resistant.

Appointment	Plant height	Fruit ripening	Winter hardiness
	Up to 2 m	From mid-August	Average

Titanium

A very effective variety with powerful shoots and large fruits. Rosehip of medium ripening. The plant bush can reach a height of 2 m, during flowering it becomes a real decoration of the garden. The Titan variety blooms very beautifully: delicate light pink flowers. Fruits are formed in clusters of 3-5 pieces. The variety is disease-resistant and cold-resistant. The fruit is best for drying.

Appointment	Plant height	Fruit ripening	Winter hardiness
	Up to 2 m	From mid-August	High

Ruby

Rosehip early ripening. Refers to vigorous varieties. The flowers are medium-sized, pale pink. The round-oval orange berries turn dark red when ripe. They have a sweet and sour taste and are well suited for drying.

Appointment	Plant height	Fruit ripening	Winter hardiness
	Up to 2.5 m	Since the beginning of August	High

When choosing a rosehip variety, pay attention to which group it belongs to. So you will know what to do with the fruits: dry or make jam from them. And some growers generally grow rose hips solely for beauty. But it is still better to combine business with pleasure.

There is hardly a person who has never seen a rose hip. This plant is widely used in landscape design, it is also popular among amateur gardeners. But abundantly flowering shrubs can not only decorate the garden, but also bring a harvest of extremely healthy fruits. There is nothing difficult in cultivating rose hips; even a novice gardener can grow it.

Description of the plant

Rosehip is a numerous genus of deciduous plants from the Rose family.Most of them are shrubs, vines, herbaceous and tree-like plants are much less common. All have a common feature - the shoots are densely covered with sharp thorns of different lengths. They are even on annual branches, but there they look more like bristles.

Rosehip owes its name to the presence of many densely spaced thorns dotting the shoots

Rosehips are ubiquitous in the northern hemisphere. He is equally satisfied with both temperate and subtropical climates. It grows almost like a weed, successfully adapting even to unfavorable environmental conditions in cities. In central Russia, cinnamon rose hips are especially common. Among the "relatives", it stands out for the highest content of vitamin C in fruits.

Rosehip is widespread in nature, it grows mainly where the soil is moist and fertile, forming whole clumps and practically impassable thickets

The leaves of the wild rose have a rich dark green color (gray-gray, olive or reddish tint occurs), complex shape (pinnate), not too large (5–8 cm in length). The wrong side is most often pubescent. The edge is cut with small teeth.

Rosehip leaves, depending on the variety, can cast bluish or reddish

The average height of an adult plant is 1.5–2.5 m. Shoots are thin enough, almost twigs. At the same time, it is rather difficult to break them. The bark is reddish brown, smooth, shiny, sometimes with a greenish or purple tint. The root system is powerful and developed. Taproots go into the ground by 2.5–3 m, adventitious roots reach a length of 25–40 cm.

The plant forms a very abundant root growth, due to which it quickly expands in breadth.

Rosehip is widely used in landscape design

Rosehip blooms in June or early July and lasts 10–20 days. The flowers look very impressive and spread an amazing scent. In wild varieties of rose hips, they are most often simple, five-petaled. The buds are single or collected in 2-4 pieces in inflorescences in the form of a shield or panicle. Breeders have also bred terry rosehip varieties. The color of the petals is very different - from snow-white to dark-purple, almost black. In nature, various shades of pink are common, from delicate pastel to bright crimson. The average flower diameter is 4–5 cm. They open daily from 4:00 to 5:00, and “fall asleep” from 19:00 to 20:00.

Blooming rose hips decorate the site and spread an amazing scent

Rosehip fruits ripen by the end of summer or in the first half of September. If they are not harvested in time, they will remain on the plant until the first frost. These are almost spherical, sometimes elongated or flattened berries of various shades of red and orange. They are known to botanists as hypanthium, which is formed during the growth of the receptacle. The average diameter is 10-15 mm. The first harvest can be expected in 3-4 years after planting the seedling in the ground. The term of the productive life of the shrub is at least 25–30 years.

Rosehip is a non-self-pollinating plant. Its pollen is carried by bees and other insects. Therefore, if it is planted with the expectation of a future harvest, and not to decorate the site, it is advisable to have several varieties.

Rosehip fruits look no less decorative than its flowers

Rosehip has a record high content of vitamin C, which has a positive effect on immunity, the general resistance of the body to diseases, reduces fatigue, increases efficiency (both mental and physical), stimulates tissue regeneration and renewal of blood cells. Rosehip seed oil helps with wound healing and any skin ailments.

Contraindication to the use of rose hips - pathology of blood vessels (varicose veins, thrombophlebitis). After consuming rosehip decoction, you must rinse your mouth out - otherwise it can cause problems with your teeth.

Rose hips are high in vitamin C

Varieties popular with gardeners

Rosehip breeding goes in two directions.Both large-fruited high-yielding varieties with a high content of vitamin C and microelements, and decorative hybrids with unusual color of petals, double flowers are bred.

Of those varieties that are planted for the sake of harvesting, the following are the most popular among Russian gardeners:

• Vitamin VNIVI. Sprawling bush, erect shoots. Thorns on fruiting shoots are practically absent. The berries are almost spherical, weigh an average of 3.5–4 g, and form clusters similar to bunches of grapes or red currants. They are characterized by a high content of vitamin C (4000 mg per 100 g) and carotenoids. The pulp has a pleasant sweet and sour taste. The average yield is 2.5–3 kg per adult plant. The variety is characterized by frost resistance up to -35 ° C, accordingly, it is suitable for cultivation in the Urals, Siberia, and the Far East. It also has good immunity to diseases typical of the culture. The presence of pollinating varieties is mandatory;
• Large-fruited VNIVI. The bush is powerful, spreading, and is distinguished by its growth rate. The average height is about 2 m. On young shoots, the bark is greenish; with age, it changes color to grayish brown. The leaves are dark green, the surface is slightly wrinkled. Flowering begins in June and lasts until the first frost. At the same time, the fruits ripen. The flowers are large, the petals are pale pink. The fruits are slightly flattened, the skin is glossy, reddish-orange. Average weight - about 8 g, yield - 3-4.5 kg per bush. A significant drawback is the relatively low content of vitamin C in the pulp in comparison with other varieties. Frost resistance is at the level of -25 ° C;
• Scarlet. The bush is 1.5–2 m high and about the same diameter. The growth rate does not differ. The thorns are rather short and sparse, concentrated at the base of the shoots. Fruits of an unusual pear-shaped shape are located on long stalks. The skin is shiny, bright scarlet. The taste of the pulp is pleasant, sweet and sour. The harvest ripens in the last decade of August. The variety is valued for its high frost resistance and genetically built immunity to powdery mildew, but it often suffers from black spot;
• The globe. The height of the bush is up to 1.5 m, the shoots are quite thick, arched. The bark is greenish brown. The thorns at the base of the branches are densely located, on the tops they are practically absent. The leaves are large, light green. The average weight of an almost spherical berry is 3–3.5 g, the stalk is long, the skin is pale scarlet. The yield is very high - 6-7 kg per bush. It does not differ in particular frost resistance, therefore it is grown in a subtropical climate (south of Russia, Ukraine);
• Ray. Tall shrub, grows up to 3–3.5 m. Shoots are thin, greenish bark. There are practically no thorns, they are concentrated only at the base of the branches. The flowers are pastel pink, the fruits are bright scarlet. The berries have an interesting elongated shape, like a cone. The average weight is 4–4.5 g. The taste is not bad, with a refreshing sourness. The variety is valued for its high yield, cold resistance, and immunity to powdery mildew. Also, it is most often bypassed by pests typical for the culture;
• Oval. A medium-ripening variety, widely grown in Russia on an industrial scale. The bush is low (up to 1.5 m), compact. Shoots are thin, curved, matte bark. The thorns are not located too often, but along the entire length of the branch. The flowers are medium-sized, snow-white. Fruits reach a mass of 8-9 g. The skin is thick, the pulp is sweet, almost without acidity. The variety has a very high frost resistance and is extremely rarely affected by diseases, pests;
• Ruby. The leaves and fruits are large enough. The berries are collected in bunches of 3-5 pieces. The peel is orange; as it ripens, it becomes dark scarlet or crimson, the shape varies from almost spherical to elongated, oval. The pulp tastes sweet and sour. The fruits ripen in the first decade of August, the yield is low - 1–1.5 kg from an adult bush. The variety can withstand frosts down to -30 ° C, with good care it rarely suffers from diseases and pests;
• Titanium.Powerful spreading bush, reaching 2 m in height. Flowering occurs in mid-July. The leaves are practically invisible behind the pale pink petals. The berries are collected in a brush of 3-5 pieces, they are stored dry for a very long time. Frost resistance - up to -20 ° С;
• Anniversary. The bush is powerful, but low (up to 1.5 m). The flowers are large, bright pink, the bloom is very abundant. The fruits are shaped like bulbs. The average berry weight is 4–5 g. The skin is shiny, red-orange. The pulp is sweet and sour. The fruits are great for drying, and jam is also made from them;
• Apple. The height of the bush does not exceed 1–1.2 m, but this does not affect the yield in any way. It is comparable to that of tall varieties (4–5 kg). The flowers are large, the petals are dark scarlet. Fruits are colored in a rich bright red, collected in clusters of 5-7 pieces. They are slightly flattened in shape. The pulp has a pronounced sweet and sour taste. The average weight of a berry is 10–12 g;
• Vorontsovsky-1. Interspecific hybrid, "parents" are Webb's rose and wrinkled rosehip. Height - up to 2 m. The yield is not bad, about 3 kg of berries per bush. The fruits ripen at the end of August, they are not only high in vitamin C, but also in E (folic acid). The skin is glossy, orange-red. The shape is almost spherical. Low frost resistance - up to -15ºС. It is a good pollinator for other rosehip varieties;
• Russian-1. The bush is very decorative, graceful, the leaves are pale green. The content of vitamin C is about 3200 mg per 100 g. Fruits are one-dimensional, almost spherical. Productivity - 1.5-2 kg per bush. Bred specifically for growing in the Urals. Has a genetically built immunity against rust;
• Sergievsky. A variety of medium ripening. The bush is compact, 1.5–1.8 m high. It has good frost resistance, disease and pest resistance. Recommended for cultivation in the Volga region. Fruits are bright red, ovoid, weighing 3-4 g. The pulp is sweet and sour. Vitamin C content is about 2500 mg per 100 g.

Photo gallery: common varieties of rose hips

Decorative rosehip varieties are widely used in landscape design both in single plantings and for the formation of hedges. Most of them were bred abroad, so they do not differ in special frost resistance. Most often these are interspecific hybrids obtained by crossing musk and wrinkled rose hips. The most common ones are:

• Jundzilii. The plant is compact, almost spherical. Height and diameter - 0.5-0.8 m. The crown is very dense. It is widely used to form hedges. The flowers are carmine red;
• Nana. Hybrid no more than 0.5 m in height. Flowering is very abundant and long. The petals are pale pink. Semi-double flowers;
• Montblanc. The leaves are small, as if delicate. The flowers are large, with snow-white petals;
• Robin Hood. The flowers are quite modest, pastel pink. Flowering lasts up to 3 months. Simultaneously with them, large scarlet spherical fruits with a shiny skin ripen;
• PiRo-3. The height of the shrub is up to 1.5 m. The flowers are very large, with crimson-pink petals. Against their background, the saffron-yellow stamens, collected in a bunch, stand out sharply;
• Ballerina. Unpretentious hybrid, tolerates partial shade well. The petals are pale pink, covered with brighter specks and strokes;
• Resonanz. The height of the bush is about 1 m. The flowers are very large, double, bloody-scarlet;
• Moje Hammarberg. Due to several waves of flowering, the short shrub is strewn with flowers during almost the entire vegetative season. Their petals are bright pink, the aroma is very rich;
• Red Rugostar. The bush is 0.7-0.8 m high. The flowers are semi-double, dark scarlet. Stamens of a bright lemon shade;
• Thisbe. The presence of several waves of flowering is characteristic. Semi-double flowers, petals of a peach or salmon shade, which is very rare for a dog rose;
• Northern Lights. The bush is up to 0.7 m high. The flowers are semi-double, shaped like saucers.Pale-pearl petals cast salmon, pinkish, pale yellow.

Photo gallery: popular varieties of decorative rose hips

Landing procedure

Rosehip is distinguished by its general unpretentiousness, but a necessary condition for obtaining the maximum possible yields is a sufficient amount of heat and sunlight. The sun is also needed for decorative varieties, otherwise the flowers become smaller, the color of the petals will fade, the flowering becomes not so abundant. Therefore, it is best to place the bush in an open area, ideally on a small hill.

Rosehip soil prefers nutritious, but light enough. Although the plant takes root and bears fruit on any soil, except saline, waterlogged and alkaline, but the best option for it is a loamy or sandy loam substrate. Areas where groundwater approaches the surface closer than 1.5 m are categorically unsuitable.For the same reason, lowlands are not recommended - melt water and moist humid air stagnate there for a long time.

Rosehip yield depends on the availability of pollinating varieties. If several plants are planted at the same time, the distance between them is at least 0.8 m (preferably 1 m). To form a hedge, the interval is reduced by 1.5 times. The distance between the rows of plantings is about 2 m.

Most often, in regions with a temperate climate, rose hips are planted in the spring. In the south of Russia or Ukraine, the procedure can be postponed to the beginning or even to the middle of autumn. Even in this case, in the subtropics, there is enough time before the first frost. In 2.5–3 months, the seedling will have time to adapt to new habitat conditions.

The root system of a rosehip seedling must be developed, healthy

The recommended planting pit depth is about 30 cm, the diameter is 15–20 cm more. It is always prepared in advance, for spring planting - from autumn, otherwise at least a few weeks before the planned procedure. The top layer of fertile soil is mixed with 2-3 kg of humus, and simple superphosphate and potassium sulfate (20-30 g each) are also added.

The natural alternative is about 0.5 liters of sifted wood ash.

Step-by-step planting process

1. Before planting, the roots of the seedling are soaked in water, cut to a length of 20 cm, coated with a mixture of powdered clay and manure.
2. When it dries up, the plant is placed in a planting hole and covered with earth. It is imperative to ensure that the root collar is 3-4 cm above the soil level.
3. The shrub is watered abundantly (25–30 l).
4. The trunk circle is mulched, creating a layer about 3 cm thick.
5. Shoots are pruned to a length of 10-15 cm, the leaves are torn off.

To prevent the active formation of overgrowth, slate sheets are placed along the walls of the planting pit.

When planting a rose hip, the root collar must not be buried.

Transplant features

To transplant an adult rosehip bush, you need to choose a cool, cloudy day. The roots should not be left in the sun, even for a short time. They dry out quickly, reducing the chances that the rose hips will successfully take root in a new place. The plant is removed from the soil along with an earthen clod. The procedure is carried out either in early spring, before the growth buds "wake up", or in the fall, after harvesting and leaf fall. It is not recommended to disturb flowering bushes.

Care

The plant does not differ in demanding and capriciousness. Care comes down to keeping the trunk circle clean and loosening the soil in it, watering, top dressing and regular pruning.

Watering

Rosehip is a moisture-loving plant, while it categorically does not tolerate stagnation of water at the roots. Therefore, the plant is watered infrequently, but abundantly. In extreme heat, in the absence of precipitation, 30-40 liters of water are consumed per plant until the first harvest is obtained every 10–12 days, and 60–70 liters per fruit-bearing bush. Young seedlings in the first year of life are watered more often, once every 5-7 days.

After each watering, the soil in the near-stem circle is loosened to a depth of 3-5 cm. To retain moisture, it is mulched.Mulch also helps save weeding time by keeping weeds in check.

Fertilization

If the planting pit has been prepared correctly, they begin to feed the dog rose from the second season in the open field. Fertilizers are applied three times.

1. The first feeding is carried out 1.5–2 weeks before flowering. The plant is watered with a solution of urea or any other nitrogen-containing fertilizer. Once every 2-3 years, about 20 liters of humus or rotted manure is additionally distributed in the near-trunk circle in the spring.
2. The second time fertilization is applied immediately after flowering. Any complex remedy for fruit and berry bushes (Agricola, Zdraven, Effecton) is suitable. In 10 liters of water, 20-30 ml of fertilizer is diluted, the norm for an adult plant is 12-15 liters of solution.
3. The last time the rosehip bushes are fed 2-3 weeks after the end of fruiting. Plants need potassium and phosphorus to properly prepare for winter. The solution is prepared by diluting 20-25 g of simple superphosphate and half the amount of potassium nitrate in 10 liters of water. An alternative is complex phosphorus-potassium fertilizers (ABA, Autumn) or an infusion of wood ash.

If the condition of the plant does not suit you, during the growing season after flowering it can be sprayed with a solution of any biostimulant (potassium humate, Epin, Heteroauxin, Zircon) every 2-3 weeks. This has a positive effect on the yield and quality of the fruit.

Any universal complex fertilizer for berry bushes is quite suitable for feeding rose hips.

Correct pruning

Rosehip is characterized by a high growth rate and active formation of root growth. Therefore, pruning for him is a mandatory procedure. It is significantly hampered by the presence of thorns. Long-handled pruners are used to avoid injury.

The first time the plant is cut off immediately after planting, leaving no more than 3 growth buds on each shoot. After another 2-3 years, the bush is thinned out, leaving 3-5 of the strongest and most developed shoots. They are shortened to a length of 15–20 cm. A properly formed plant should consist of 15–22 branches of different ages, but not older than 7 years.

Don't forget about sanitary pruning. In the spring, you need to get rid of all the broken, dry, frozen branches damaged by diseases and pests. Also, to the point of growth, weak, deformed, thickening crown, too low shoots are cut off.

It is advisable to reduce the autumn sanitary pruning to the required minimum. Even properly processed cuts do not tolerate the winter cold very well.

The tops of the shoots of the rose hips in the hedge are regularly pinched. This adjusts the height and stimulates more intensive branching.

Preparing for winter

Most varieties of rose hips bred by breeding are distinguished by good or even very good frost resistance, therefore they do not need a special shelter for the winter. Even if the bush suffers from the cold weather, it quickly recovers due to root growth. Most often, growth buds on annual shoots freeze slightly.

Decorative varieties of rose hips suffer from cold weather more often. For them, even -15 ° C is a critically low temperature. Therefore, special training is recommended. The trunk circle is cleaned of plant debris, a layer of mulch about 15 cm thick is created. It is best to use peat, humus, and fallen leaves. As soon as enough snow falls, it is scooped up to the roots. If the height of the bush allows, it can be covered with snow completely.

Harvesting and storage

Rosehip harvest ripens in several "waves". Collect it from August to late September or even early October. It is important to be in time before the first frost. Fruits affected by the cold significantly lose their benefits. When preparing for harvesting, do not forget about personal protective equipment - tight clothing, gloves. You can remove those fruits from which the sepals depart.

The rose hips must be harvested before the cold weather

For long-term storage, rose hips are most often dried in the oven or naturally. Then the berries are poured into any suitable containers, which must be kept loosely closed. Otherwise, mold and rot quickly develop. To add flavor and aroma, the fruits are sprinkled with pieces of ginger, grated citrus zest. After drying, you need to wait at least a week, only then can the rosehip be used to prepare decoctions and infusions.

During the drying process, the benefits of rose hips are not lost, and the shelf life is noticeably increased.

Video: growing rose hips and harvesting

Culture propagation methods

Rosehip reproduces both vegetatively and generatively. Amateur gardeners most often use the first option, which guarantees the preservation of the varietal characteristics of the parent plant. Growing rose hips from seeds is a rather long and laborious procedure that does not guarantee success.

Cuttings

Rosehip cuttings do not root very well. This is especially true of decorative hybrids bred with the participation of wrinkled rose hips. The probability of success is no more than 15–20%.

Rosehip stalk is the upper or middle part of an annual green shoot 15–20 cm long, cut at an angle of 45º. They are harvested in the middle of summer. Each must have at least three growth buds.

Rosehip cuttings can be harvested throughout the summer, but the best time for this is July

1. Before planting, the lower leaves are cut off, the base of the cutting is immersed in a solution of any biostimulator for 12-16 hours.
2. Cuttings are rooted in a mixture of peat with a baking powder (sand, perlite, vermiculite), creating a greenhouse using a plastic bag put on the container, a glass cap, a cut plastic bottle. They are planted in the ground obliquely.
3. Next, you need to ensure a constant temperature of about 25 ° C, daylight hours with a duration of at least 12 hours, bottom heating.
4. The substrate is constantly kept in a slightly damp state, the greenhouse is ventilated daily, getting rid of condensation.
5. When new leaves begin to appear on rooted cuttings, they can be transplanted into open ground. On average, the process takes 4-6 weeks.
6. Beforehand, the seedlings are hardened within 2–3 weeks, gradually extending the time spent in the open air.
7. Rosehip is removed from the container along with a clod of earth. If autumn planting in the region is not recommended, you can wait until spring.

Using root growth

Most varieties of rose hips are found in abundance. This way to get new plants is provided by nature itself. At the same time, it is not recommended to transfer the seedlings immediately separated from the mother plant to a permanent place. Their root system is weak, not too developed.

Most varieties and hybrids of rose hips are formed in abundance, therefore, a shortage of planting material, as a rule, does not arise.

"Offspring" 25-30 cm high are separated from the mother plant using a shovel. For the transplantation procedure to be successful, about half of the leaves are cut off, the shoots are shortened, leaving 2-3 growth buds. The roots are powdered with Kornevin powder.

An alternative option is to sprinkle the selected "seedling" high in the spring and water it abundantly during the summer, adding humus or rotted compost under the roots about once a month. Hilling stimulates the development of the adventitious root system. In the fall, it is carefully separated from the mother plant, and the next spring is transferred to a permanent place.

Germinating seeds

Rosehip seeds are extracted from unripe brown fruits, while they still have a fairly soft shell. Otherwise, their germination is possible only under the condition of at least six months of stratification, and the seedlings will have to wait 2-3 years.

Rosehip seeds are extracted from unripe fruits - in this case, they have a softer shell

Rosehip seeds are sown before winter in grooves about 2 cm deep, leaving 5–6 cm between them. From above they are covered with humus and sawdust. In the spring, this section of the garden is covered with plastic wrap until shoots appear. It is removed only when the daytime temperature reaches around 20 ° C.

Seedlings in the phase of appearance of the third leaf dive, leaving only the most powerful and developed plants. Further care for them is no different from what is required for adult rosehip bushes. Next spring, the seedlings can be transplanted to a permanent place.

If spring planting is planned, during the winter the seeds are kept in containers filled with a moderately moist mixture of peat crumbs and sand in a dark place at a temperature of 2-3 ° C. Beforehand, they must be thoroughly cleaned of pulp so as not to provoke the development of mold or rot.

Closer to spring, the seed coat cracks. They are planted in a mixture of peat and sand, providing the same conditions as rooting cuttings. Plants are ready for planting in the ground in 1.5–2 years.

Diseases, pests and control of them

Thorny shoots of rose hips protect the bush well from many pests that can attack garden plants. Also, the culture has good immunity against pathogenic fungi. Nevertheless, the plant does not have absolute protection.

Most often, rose hips suffer from the following diseases:

• rust of leaves. On the seamy side of the sheet, areas of "fleecy" yellow-orange bloom appear. Gradually they turn brown and thicken, the affected tissues die off. For prevention, swelling leaf buds are sprayed with a 2% solution of copper sulfate or Bordeaux liquid. During the season, they are treated with soda ash (15–20 g per 5 l of water). Having found alarming symptoms, fungicides (Topaz, Vectra, Strobi) are used twice with an interval of 12-15 days;
• black spot. The disease spreads from the bottom up. Small, gradually growing rounded black-gray spots with a yellow border appear on the leaves and shoots. The affected parts of the plant dry out and die off. For prophylaxis, about once a month, the soil in the near-stem circle is watered with Fitosporin-M, in the fall after harvesting, it is sprayed with a 2% solution of ferrous sulfate. Folk remedy - iodine solution (2 ml per 1 liter of water). For the fight, drugs Topaz, HOM, Abiga-Peak are used, 2-3 treatments are carried out with an interval of 7-10 days;
• powdery mildew. Leaves and shoots are covered with a layer of whitish or grayish bloom, similar to scattered flour. Gradually, it thickens and darkens, acquiring a brownish tint. For prophylaxis, rose hips are sprayed with infusion of wood ash, garlic, mustard powder, a pale pink solution of potassium permanganate, diluted with water with kefir every 10-15 days. They fight the disease using the drugs Topsin-M, Vitaros, Bayleton (according to the instructions);
• peronosporiosis. On the leaves between the veins, lime-colored spots appear with a shiny, as if oily surface. The tissues in these places gradually dry out and crumble, holes appear. For prophylaxis, the soil in the near-trunk circle and rosehip bushes are powdered with crushed chalk, colloidal sulfur, wood ash every 2-3 weeks. To combat the disease, Planriz, Gamair, Alirin-B are used, carrying out treatments no more than once every 2 weeks;
• chlorosis. The leaves are covered with yellow or almost white blurry spots, limited by veins. The most common cause is iron deficiency. To eliminate it, 5 g of ascorbic acid and 2-3 g of ferrous sulfate are dissolved in 1 liter of cold water. The shelf life of the solution is 12-15 days. You can also use Ferrovit and Ferrilene preparations for spraying.
  

  A folk remedy for preventing chlorosis is to bury a few rusty nails under a bush.

Photo gallery: symptoms of diseases dangerous for the rosehip

Most of the pests typical of the culture are also characteristic of roses, which are much more likely to be attacked by them.Therefore, in order to avoid infection, it is advisable to place these crops in the garden as far as possible from each other.

Pests threatening the rosehip:

• spider mite. Young leaves, tops of shoots, buds, are braided with thin translucent threads, resembling a spider web, and are covered with small beige dots. The affected parts of the plant are deformed and dry. For prophylaxis, rose hips are sprayed with infusion of onion or garlic gruel, decoction of cyclamen tubers every 5-7 days. Having found a pest, they apply acaricides (Omite, Apollo, Neoron, Vertimek) with an interval of 5-12 days. Preparations need to be changed so that the tick does not have time to develop immunity;
• rosehip variegated fly. Adults lay eggs in fruit ovaries, hatched larvae eat fruits from the inside, leaving only the skin. For prophylaxis, wild rose is sprayed with Aktellik just before flowering. Chlorophos and Kinmix are used to fight;
• rose-colored sawfly. The larvae feed on leaf tissues, leaving only veins, and eat out longitudinal passages in the shoots. As a result, they turn black and wither. For prophylaxis, leaf, flower buds and fruit ovaries are sprayed with an infusion of wormwood or horsetail. Having found a pest, use Inta-Vir, Aktellik, Fosbecid, Aktara;
• rose leaflet. Adult butterflies lay their eggs in leaves curled up along the central vein. The larvae eat out the buds and fruit ovaries from the inside, then move to the leaves, leaving only veins. For prevention, unblown buds are sprayed with Nitrafen, after flowering, Karbofos is used. They fight caterpillars with Lepidocide, Dendrobacillin, Endobacterin;
• green rose aphid. Small lime-colored insects stick to the underside of leaves, tops of shoots, flowers and buds, fruit ovaries. Once every 5–8 days, you need to spray the rose hips with any sharply smelling infusion. As raw materials, you can use garlic or onion arrows, orange peel, hot pepper, wormwood, tomato tops, tobacco crumbs. Using the same means, they fight the pest, increasing the number of treatments up to 3-4 times a day. In the absence of an effect, any general-purpose insecticide is used (Confidor, Mospilan, Iskra-Bio, Commander).

Photo gallery: what pests typical for the crop look like

Gardeners reviews

Growing rose hips on a personal plot is not very difficult. This plant is less capricious than its "relative" rose, deservedly called the queen of flowers. Rosehip, of course, loses to her in decorativeness, but it has one undoubted advantage - the ability to bear fruit abundantly and steadily. The benefits of its fruits have long been known and scientifically proven. Recently, the culture has become the object of close attention of breeders, who are developing new varieties, focusing on both the visual appeal and the size of the berries.

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Choosing rosehip varieties with large edible fruits

Rosehip is a great garden plant. During flowering, its bright buds decorate the site and fill the air with the scent of roses, and the ripe fruits are not only edible, but also very useful.

Most varieties of fruit rose hips come from 4 types of roses: cinnamon, wrinkled, dahurian and gray. According to the shape of the fruit, rose hips are usually divided into 2 groups:

• with large fruits (from 4 g or more) with dense skin,
• with small fruits (less than 4 g) with thin skin.

The fruits of the first group look like small apples. It includes varieties such as Jubilee, Oval, Globus, Apple.

Berries of these varieties can be eaten fresh, and they also make good jam.

Varieties of the first group are distinguished by repeated flowering, which means that they can be harvested several times from August to October.

The second group includes small-fruited rosehip varieties. But that doesn't mean they are less useful.

It's just that their yield is less, so if necessary, more bushes will have to be planted.

Among the varieties of this group, one can distinguish Vitamin VNIVI, Vorontsovsky 1, Titan, Rubin. Their fruits are great for drying.

Anniversary

The variety is of medium ripening, is a strong and powerful shrub up to 1.5 m in height.

The fruits of the plant are large, round-shaped, orange-red, sweet and sour to taste, rich in vitamin C.

During flowering, the Jubilee rosehip is very beautiful: large pink flowers look great on the bush. And the fruits are suitable for jam and for drying.

Appointment	Plant height	Fruit ripening	Winter hardiness
	Up to 1.5 m	From mid-August	High

Oval

A variety of medium ripening. Rosehip bush Oval grows small, flowers are also not too large, white.

Fruits are slightly flattened, red, with thick skin and sweet juicy pulp. The variety is frost-resistant, not susceptible to disease, insects rarely damage the bushes.

Berries are most suitable for processing, but also suitable for drying.

Appointment	Plant height	Fruit ripening	Winter hardiness
	Up to 1.5 m	From mid-August	High

the globe

The variety is a medium-sized shrub up to 1.5 m high with thick branches and large flowers.

Fruits are globular, bright red, characterized by a high content of vitamin C. There are so many ripening of them that the shoots bend under their weight.

Globus variety belongs to winter hardy. This rose hip is suitable for making preserves, jams and candied fruits.

Appointment	Plant height	Fruit ripening	Winter hardiness
	Up to 1.5 m	From mid-August	High

Apple

Rosehip of the Yablochny variety usually does not grow higher than 1.2 m, nevertheless, in terms of yield, it is not inferior to tall varieties. The flowers, like the fruits, are dark red.

Rosehip berries of this variety are large and often grow in groups of 5-7 pcs. They have a flat-round shape and a sweet and sour taste.

A bush with ripe fruits looks very elegant.

Appointment	Plant height	Fruit ripening	Winter hardiness
	Up to 1.2 m	From mid-August	High

Vitamin VNIVI

An early variety of rose hips with large fruits and a medium ripening period. The bush can grow up to 2 m in height. The flowers are medium-sized, pale pink, collected in inflorescences. The fruits ripen red-orange in color, oval in shape.

Rosehip Vitamin VNIVI is resistant to diseases, tolerates frost well, and is rarely attacked by pests.

However, it is worth taking into account that the variety does not belong to self-pollinated, which means that another rosehip bush of a different variety should grow nearby.

Appointment	Plant height	Fruit ripening	Winter hardiness
	Up to 2 m	Since the beginning of August	High

Vorontsovsky 1

The cultivar is an interspecific hybrid of the Webb rose and the wrinkled rose. Oval-elongated fruits are not only high in vitamin C, but also in folic acid.

Orange-red berries are good for drying. Up to 3 kg of crop can be harvested from an adult bush. Long-term fruiting.

The variety is of medium ripening, relatively cold-resistant.

Appointment	Plant height	Fruit ripening	Winter hardiness
	Up to 2 m	From mid-August	Average

Titanium

A very effective variety with powerful shoots and large fruits. Rosehip of medium ripening.

The plant bush can reach a height of 2 m, during flowering it becomes a real decoration of the garden. The Titan variety blooms very beautifully: delicate light pink flowers.

Fruits are formed in clusters of 3-5 pieces. The variety is disease-resistant and cold-resistant. The fruit is best for drying.

Appointment	Plant height	Fruit ripening	Winter hardiness
	Up to 2 m	From mid-August	High

Ruby

Rosehip early ripening. Refers to vigorous varieties. The flowers are medium-sized, pale pink. The round-oval orange berries turn dark red when ripe.They have a sweet and sour taste and are well suited for drying.

Appointment	Plant height	Fruit ripening	Winter hardiness
	Up to 2.5 m	Since the beginning of August	High

When choosing a rosehip variety, pay attention to which group it belongs to. So you will know what to do with the fruits: dry or make jam from them. And some growers generally grow rose hips solely for beauty. But it is still better to combine business with pleasure.

Rosehip varieties

Rosehip is a wonderful berry plant that can not only decorate the site and play the role of a hedge, but also give a rich harvest of useful fruits. In culture, several types of rose hips are grown at once; many interesting varieties are known.

Rosehip: species and varieties

Rosehip varieties

This beautiful plant belongs to the Rosaceae family - about six dozen of its species grow in Russia. In the wild, bushes can be seen on forest edges and clearings, on river banks, ravine slopes and rocky slopes. Rosehips are of greatest interest to gardeners:

• Thorny • Cinnamon • Gray • Apple • Wrinkled

• Multi-flowered (climbing)

Each of these varieties pleases with a diverse varietal composition - plants differ in the shape and color of flowers, shape, size and color of fruits, percentage of useful elements.

Rosehip varieties by maturity

The Rubin variety can be attributed to the category of early rose hips. This vigorous plant is covered with thorns, especially at the base of the branches. The fruits are large, red, oval, tasty (with a small amount of acid). The variety tolerates a drop in temperature well.

Middle and late ripening periods are inherent in varieties:

• Titan • Beam • Large-fruited • Hedgehog • Geisha

• Crimson

Description of the Hedgehog variety

The plant is weak, with spiny shoots (thorns are yellowish in color). The flowers are very beautiful - large and bright. The oval fruits are creamy orange in color. The plant is winter-hardy, fruitful.

Large-fruited rosehip

A sufficient number of large-fruited varieties are known. The largest berries are produced by apple rose hips - their diameter reaches 3 cm, and their weight is 12 g. The varieties have good indicators:

• Jubilee • Large-fruited

• Crimson

Description of the variety Large-fruited VNIVI

Rosehip variety Large-fruited

The plant is sprawling, large. Brownish shoots are covered with numerous thorns. The pink flowers are quite large. Red-orange berries are very large, round, sweet and sour. The plant tolerates low temperatures well.

Rosehip varieties for the Moscow region

Almost all rose hips have good resistance to unfavorable weather factors, therefore, in the conditions of central Russia, a wide variety of varieties are successfully grown. The most popular are:

• Russian-1 • Vorontsovsky (1, 2, 3) • Geisha • Victory • Crimson

• Large-fruited

Description of the variety Russian

Rosehip variety Russian

The plant is of medium size. It looks very nice in the garden. The flowers are large, fragrant. The fruits are elongated, red-orange, rather sweet. The plant is resistant to many diseases.

Rosehip varieties for the northwest

In the north-west of the country, good results are shown by such varieties as:

• Bakal • Ural champion • Ruby • Titan • Timiryazevsky • Hedgehog • Geisha • Large-fruited • Ray

• Spire

Description of the Ural Champion variety

Rosehip variety Ural champion

The variety is very winter-hardy, productive, large-fruited (the weight of the berries reaches almost 5 g). The flowers are large and bright. The fruits are rounded and colored red. The berries have a pleasant, sweet and sour taste. The plant is slightly spreading.

Useful rosehip varieties

Berries of all varieties of rose hips are of high value in terms of the content of ascorbic acid and other valuable elements. Nevertheless, real leaders can be distinguished among them. This category includes varieties:

• Vorontsovsky-1 (3900 mg) • Vitamin (3806 mg)

• Thornless (3110 mg)

Description of the Vitamin variety

Rosehip variety Vitamin

This variety has good winter hardiness. The average height of the plant is 2.5 m. The bush is spreading. Fruits are oval, large, sweet and sour, numerous (up to 5 pieces in a brush). Single thorns.

Rosehip without thorns

One of the most popular varieties of rose hips is Besshipny. The plant has an average yield. The thorns are completely absent. The berries are medium-sized, rather sweet, with a high content of vitamin C.

The varieties Grushenka and Yadviga are also devoid of thorns.

Round Rosehip Varieties

In addition to varieties with elongated berries, there are those that form rounded fruits. Examples of this are:

• Ural champion • Malets • Rumyany • Chelyabinsk vitamin • Globus

• Anniversary of Michurinsk

Globus variety description

Rosehip variety Globus

This winter-hardy plant pleases with a high yield. The fruits are large, rather sweet, spherical. The plant is resistant to disease.

Decorative rosehip varieties

In the garden, rosehip varieties with climbing shoots and double flowers look very beautiful. Many decorative forms have been developed. The most interesting varieties are:

• Maxima • Golden Wings • Fruhlingsduft • Maigold

• Nevada

Description of the variety Nevada

Rosehip variety Nevada

This variety pleases with the beauty of the flowers - they are large, semi-double, white with a slight pink blush (the color can change depending on the type of soil and can be creamy, pure white or pinkish).

White rose hips: varieties

Terry prickly rosehip is considered one of the most decorative species. The plant has double white flowers.

As for the rosehip varieties, the most interesting for gardeners are the following:

• Alba Mediland • Climbing Iceberg

• Suaveolens

Description of the Alba Mediland variety

Rosehip variety Alba Mediland

Shoots of this type of dog rose spread (the height of the bush does not exceed one and a half meters). The flowers are very beautiful, double, with white petals. They are small in size and have a pleasant aroma. The plant can bloom twice a season (if conditions are favorable).

Rosehip wrinkled: varieties

In nature, this plant can be seen in the Far East. In culture, it is often grown as a hedge. The most popular varieties of foreign selection:

• Grootendorst (white, pink, suprem) • Abelzieds • Ferdinand Meyer • Agnes

• Hanza

Description of the variety Queen of the North

Rosehip variety Queen of the North

The variety of the Queen of the North is of interest. It is ideally adapted to the conditions of our country, hibernates without shelter. The flowers are double, red-pink, very beautiful.

Each of the rosehip varieties has its own advantages - some of them are grown in order to obtain useful fruits, while others are ideal for decorating the site.

Useful properties and contraindications of black rosehip

“White rose hips, wild rose hips are more beautiful than garden roses”, - is sung in the famous theme from the rock opera “Juno and Avos”. Poet Andrei Voznesensky and composer Alexei Rybnikov romanticized this unique plant, making it an object of art.

But few theatergoers know that otherwise the white rosehip is called "black" - because of the color of the fruit. Unlike other types of rose hips, this one has black rather than red fruits. All the secrets of the black and white rose hips - in the material below.

The scientific Latin name for the black rose is Rosa spinosissima. In special literature, it is also called the Thin-legged Rose, the Femoral Rose, the Thorn Rose. This plant of the Rosaceae family is found in the wild in Central Europe and Asia.

There are two types of black rose hips:

• Rosa spinosissima altaica;
• Rosa spinosissima var. spinosissima.

The first subspecies is widespread in Siberia and China. The second is in Europe and Southwest Asia. For both subspecies of black rose hips, the following common features are characteristic:

Form	Sprawling shrub up to 2 meters high. Shoots are arcuate, strongly studded. Leaves are compound, pinnate, on long spiny petioles. The color of the leaf blades is dark green, purple in autumn.
Flowers	Solitary, with a diameter of 2 to 6 cm. The color of the petals is often white, but the subspecies spinosissima may also be yellowish. Flowering - May-June, within 2 weeks.
Fruit	Globular black hypanthia, 10-14 mm in diameter, inside of which are collected seeds-nuts. The inner wall is covered with hard hairs. Ripen at the end of summer, stay on the plant until winter.

The black rose hip is the ancestor of one of the most ancient varieties of cultivated roses, the Scottish one. In Central Russia, the garden form of the prickly rose hip is found - with large cream semi-double flowers.

Wild Rose is an excellent rootstock for roses. It gives resistance to frost, pests, fungal infections and makes roses more durable.

Ripe black rose hips on a bush

Black rosehip is a plant that can be used not only for decorating a plot and romantic dates.

Its fruits are no less useful than the usual red ones. The chemical composition varies slightly depending on the variety of rose hips and growing conditions.

Average values ​​look like this:

Index	% on dry weight
Ash	6,43
Cellulose	12,52
Pectin substances	14,1
Total acidity	2,8
Common sugars	23,9

The calorie content of fresh fruits is 109 kcal per 100 g. Of these, 7 kcal are for proteins, 7 for fats and 95 for carbohydrates.

The calorie content of dry fruits is higher - 284 kcal. Of these, proteins account for 18 kcal, fats - 16, carbohydrates - 250.

The chemical composition of unripe fruits is somewhat different from the composition of fully ripe fruits. So, for example, they contain 2.75% starch. As it ripens, the starch is converted to sugar. Of the sugars, black rose hips contain glucose, fructose and sucrose.

The seeds are rich in fatty acids. Their content is 92% of the total mass of seeds. Most is oleic acid. Rosehip also contains linoleic, linolenic and caproic acids.

The vitamin composition per 100 g of fruit is as follows:

• vitamin C - 470 mg;
• vitamin E - 1.7 mg;
• vitamin B1 - 0.05 mg;
• vitamin B2 - 0.033 mg;
• vitamin P - 0.6 mg.

Rosehip is rich in folic acid, vitamin K and minerals: iron, potassium, magnesium, zinc, phosphorus, manganese and copper.

In terms of the amount of vitamin C, rose hips surpass even black currants. For comparison: currant berries contain 200 mg of ascorbic acid.

Berries of black rose hips on a bush close-up

The above chemical composition of the fruit indicates the beneficial properties of this plant.

Vitamin C	· Strengthens the vascular wall; · participates in the synthesis of hormones; · promotes tissue regeneration; · strengthens the immune system; · helps to remove toxins.
Vitamin B1	Improves memory; participates in the conduction of nerve impulses; participates in the regeneration of nerve tissue.
Vitamin B2	· Participates in the formation of erythrocytes and antibodies; · participates in the regeneration of the skin; · promotes the restoration of nails and hair.
Folic acid	· Takes part in DNA replication; · Ensures the normal functioning of the reproductive system.
Vitamin P	· Prevents fragility of capillaries; · improves the functioning of the vascular system.
Vitamin K	· Provides blood clotting; · is necessary for normal absorption of calcium.
Vitamin E	· Has an immunostimulating effect; · improves the functioning of the reproductive system; · participates in cellular respiration.

Black rose hips contain a lot of anthocyanins - substances necessary for the prevention of cancer.

In folk medicine, all parts of the black rosehip are used: fruits, roots, flowers, seeds. This plant will help in the treatment of the following diseases:

• avitaminosis;
• acute respiratory infections;
• rhinitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis, tonsillitis;
• bronchitis, tracheitis, tracheobronchitis;
• pneumonia;
• conjunctivitis and blepharitis;
• anemia;
• atherosclerosis;
• hypertension;
• uterine, hemorrhoidal and other bleeding;
• kidney infections and urolithiasis;
• diseases of the biliary tract;
• decreased acidity of the stomach;
• skin diseases.

Blooming black rose hips

Seed oil is used to treat pressure ulcers, trophic ulcers with varicose veins, and to heal postoperative wounds.

There are few contraindications to the use of black rosehip-based products:

• gastritis with high acidity;
• peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum;
• thrombophlebitis;
• endocarditis;
• heart failure.

Rosehip should be used with caution in case of increased sensitivity of tooth enamel and in case of individual intolerance.

The pharmaceutical preparation "Holosas" is made from rose hips, which improves liver function.

Medicinal decoctions, infusions, syrups are prepared from round black rosehips at home. In the cooking process, use glass, porcelain or enamel dishes. Thermoses should be with a glass bulb.

Infusion of fresh fruits

Wash and crush the fruits with a pestle so as not to damage the seeds. For 1 part of the raw material, take 6 parts of boiling water. Simmer in a water bath for 10 minutes, remove from heat, cover and wrap tightly for 3 hours. Strain the resulting infusion well, add honey or sugar.

Dry fruit infusion

Take 40 fruits, place in a thermos and pour 1 liter of boiling water. Insist for 24 hours, then strain, add honey or sugar to taste.

Syrup

Take 1.5 kg of fresh fruit, wash and place in an enamel container. Pour raw materials with 2 liters of boiling water, boil over low heat for 20 minutes.

Cool, strain and let stand for several hours, then strain again.

Take 1.3 kg of granulated sugar, add to the broth and cook with stirring for about half an hour.

Pour into glass bottles, sterilize for 10 minutes, seal tightly and store in a cool, dark place. Use by adding to hot tea instead of sugar.

Dried black rose hips with honey

Petal syrup

For 1 glass of water, take 1 kg of granulated sugar and boil a thick syrup. Pour 100 g of fresh petals with it, bring to a boil, remove from heat and leave for 12 hours.

Then boil again and boil for 20 minutes, removing the foam. Add 2 tbsp. tablespoons of lemon juice, pour into glass bottles and seal tightly.

Add to tea for colds.

Infusion of petals

Pour a quarter of a glass of dry petals with a glass of boiling water. Cover the dish with a lid and wrap it for 15 minutes. Drink half a glass before meals as a sedative or use to wash the eyes with conjunctivitis.

Decoction of black rosehip roots

2 tbsp. Spoons of dry raw materials pour 2 cups of boiling water and put on low heat. Boil for 15 minutes, then leave for 2 hours and drain. For kidney disease, take a quarter cup 3 times a day before meals.

Compress from the roots

Pour 20 g of dry raw materials with 0.5 liters of boiling water, put on fire and boil for 2 hours. Cool to a warm state, moisten a cloth folded in several layers in the broth. Put a compress at night for gout and muscle cramps.

The prickly rosehip with white flowers and black fruits is an invaluable combination of beauty and benefits. Having planted this shrub on your site, you can not only admire its gentle romantic flowering in spring, but also provide your family with a vitamin and mineral complex for the whole year.

Now you know which rose hips are the most useful and you will be able to distinguish ordinary fruits from black ones. And finally, a short video on the topic:

Large-fruited rosehip varieties

Large-fruited rosehip varieties can perfectly decorate any site during the entire summer season, pleasing the eye with their long flowering, and then with bright large fruits.

At the same time, in addition to aesthetic pleasure, rose hips are a valuable medicinal plant, and the numerous beneficial properties of rose hips have a positive effect on the human body.

It is important to take into account that large-fruited vitamin varieties of rose hips, as a rule, are not self-pollinated, therefore, to increase their yield, it is necessary to plant bushes of several different varieties on the site. And one more thing to remember: the variety of large-fruited rose hips is not preserved when growing rose hips from seeds.

Scarlet
Medium spreading bush about 2m high, medium ripening period. The thorns are short, located closer to the base of the branches.

Fruits of a bright red color, pear-shaped on a long stalk, have a rich sweet and sour taste.

The variety has high winter hardiness and resistance to powdery mildew, at the same time, plants can be affected by black spot.

Vitamin VNIVISprawling straight bush, 2 m high. The branches do not have thorns in the fruiting area. The flowers are medium-sized, pale pink, collected in inflorescences.

Fruits are red-orange, rather large (about 4g), oval in shape, grow in clusters. The berries are characterized by a delicate sweet and sour aroma.

vitamin C The ripening period is average, the yield is up to 2.5 kg of fruits from the bush.

The variety is resistant to frost, diseases and pests, high content of vitamin C (3806 mg) - can be used for medicinal purposes.

Vorontsovsky
The height of the bush is up to 2m.

Fruits are oval-elongated, orange-red in color, have a high content of not only vitamin C, but also folic acid, are well suited for drying.

Productivity 3kg per bush, vitamin C content 3900mg. Long-term fruiting from mid-August. Average winter hardiness.

the globeThe bush is medium-sized (1.5 m), the tops of thick curved branches hang down slightly under the weight of the fruit.

Light green shoots are covered with thorns almost along the entire length. The flowers are large.

Fruits are spherical, bright red in color, weighing 3.5 g with a high content of vitamin C (2400 mg%), suitable for making jam, jam and candied fruits. Productivity 44 kg / ha

Plants of this variety are very photophilous, grow well on fertile, drained, sandy loam or loamy soil, without a close location of groundwater. The advantages of the variety are good frost resistance.

Large-fruited VNIVI
Medium-sized (2m), spreading bush. The branches are covered with numerous thorns along the entire length. The flowers are large pink, bloom from June to the first frost.

Large orange-red fruits of a round, slightly flattened shape ripen in August-September. The variety is high-yielding (3-4 kg of fruits per bush), frost-resistant. vitamin C is lower than that of other varieties.

Ray
Tall bush (up to 3m). The branches are straight, green in color. Thorns are few in number, located in the lower part of the branches. The flowers are pale pink.

Fruits are red, oval or conical in shape, weighing from 3.4-5 g, have a sweet and sour taste.

The variety has a high yield, winter hardiness, resistance to powdery mildew and various pests.

Oval
The bush is 1.5 m high, medium spreading. Shoots of medium length, curved. Medium-sized thorns are perpendicular along the entire length of the branch.

The flowers are white and medium in size. Large fruits (up to 9g) are slightly flattened, have a thick skin and sweet juicy pulp. vitamin C 1500 mg%. Average yield 26 kg / ha.

The variety is characterized by a medium ripening period (August-September), which makes it excellent for industrial cultivation, subsequent processing and drying.

The variety is frost-resistant and resistant to various pests and diseases.

Ruby
Vigorous bush (2.5 m). Shoots along the entire length are covered with thorns, thicker at the base. The flowers are medium-sized, pale pink.

Fruits 3.5 g, round or round-oval, from orange to dark red, pleasant, sweet-sour, refreshing taste, are located on the branch in small groups. Fruit ripening occurs in early August. vitamin C 3253 mg%.

Productivity - 1 kg of berries from a bush. Good for drying. The advantages of the variety are high winter hardiness and resistance to diseases with good care.

TitaniumSpectacular bush 2m high, slightly spreading. Shoots are powerful, of medium length, straight., Covered with thorns along the entire length. The leaves are large, light green.

It blooms with delicate light pink flowers, becoming a real decoration of the site. Fruits 3.5 g, elongated, orange in color, sweet-sour taste, grow in clusters of 3-5 pieces, excellent for drying.

vitamin C 2030 mg /%, yield 31 c / ha. The variety is resistant to low temperatures and diseases.

with large fruits and powerful shoots.

Anniversary
Low (up to 1.5 m), but at the same time powerful, strong bush. It blooms with characteristic large pink flowers that look great on the bush.

A variety of medium ripening. The fruits are large enough, round in shape, similar to small bulbs, have an orange-red hue and a pronounced sweet-sour taste, are rich in vitamin C.

The fruits are suitable for drying and making jam.

Apple
The bush of this variety usually does not exceed 1.2 m, but in terms of yield it does not lag behind tall varieties. Shoots are medium, straight, with thorns along the entire length. The flowers are crimson-red.

Fruits 4,2, flat-round shape, red in color and rich sweet and sour taste, grow in small groups of 5-7 pieces. vitamin C 1400 mg /%, average yield 62 c / ha.

A bush with ripe fruits (mid-August) looks very decorative.

Large-fruited rosehip varieties allow using this ornamental plant not only to decorate the site, but also to prepare tasty and healthy homemade preparations: jam, jam, preserves, mashed potatoes, syrups and compotes. Healing vitamin drinks are prepared from dried fruits.

Rose hips in the garden. Planting and leaving

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The beauty of blooming rose hips is difficult to convey in words. This culture has long attracted the eye of gardeners. Rosehip is beautiful not only with flowers, but also with its fruits, about the benefits of which a lot has been written.

General characteristics of rose hips

Rosehips belong to family Rosaceae... In total, in our time there are about 380 species of rose hips, differing in the shape and color of both flowers and fruits.

As a plant, rose hips grow in the mixed forests of Western and Eastern Siberia, the Far East. Single specimens are found even on the Kuril Islands.

On the territory of Ukraine, rose hips grow everywhere in the steppe ravines of the Poltava, Kirovograd, Kharkov and Dnepropetrovsk regions. Like all of the Rosaceae family, there are sharp thorns on the stem of the dog rose.

Leaves are elliptical or oval, pinnate. The flowers have a pleasant rose aroma, most often they are collected in inflorescences. But there are also single flowers.

The flower usually has six petals, however, there are varieties with a large number of petals. The berry fruit is spherical or elliptical, juicy on the outside and false on the inside. The inside of the fruit contains light yellow seeds.

Planting rose hips in the fall

To get a good harvest, we advise you to choose the right place for planting rose hips in autumn... All varieties of this culture are photophilous. The flowers are pollinated by insects.

For rose hips, a sunny and spacious place with some elevation is suitable. In the lowlands, rose hips should not be planted, since most often there is excessive moisture in these places and there is a possibility of decay of the roots of the shrub.

Swampy soils and the proximity of groundwater can cause the death of the bush.

The nutritional value of the soil is of great importance for the productivity of rose hips. The plant shows particular fertility on nutritious chernozems with good aeration and moisture.

You can plant a bush in spring or autumn. For planting rose hips in autumn as a rule, two-year-old seedlings are used.

The distance between the bushes should be at least 2 m. The depth of the planting pit is at least 40 cm. When preparing the hole, do not turn the soil out.

Water the planted bushes abundantly - at least 1 bucket per bush.

Rosehip care

To obtain a greater yield, rosehip bushes are fertilized. During the season, it should be fed twice: in the spring, before the beginning of the growing season, organic matter is introduced (on average 15 kg per square meter) and after flowering - mineral fertilizers (20 g / m2 - phosphorus-containing fertilizers and up to 15 g / m2 - potash fertilizers).

At rosehip care formative pruning is also important. It consists in removing dry, broken or diseased shoots in time. They try to leave only 3-5 young branches on the bush.

In the second or third year after planting, the dog rose forms fruits. The crop is harvested at the time of full maturity. If the fruits are not harvested in time, they will lose most of their vitamins. As a rule, after harvest, the fruits are dried and packaged in dry jars or paper bags.

Common varieties of rose hips with a photo

Thanks to the work of breeders over the past decade, hundreds of rosehip varieties have been bred with high yields. There are even varieties that do not have thorns. So, further all the more or less common rosehip varieties with photo.

Rosehip variety Vorontsovsky No. 1... This variety is an interspecific hybrid of the Webb rose and the wrinkled rose. The fruits are high in vitamin C and folic acid. More than 2 kg of berries can be harvested from an adult bush.

Rosehip variety Russian No. 1... This variety is very beautiful in appearance - its light green leaves and fragrant flowers will decorate any corner of your garden. The fruit is elongated. Productivity - 1.5 kg per bush. The variety is resistant to many diseases, in particular, to rust.

Rosehip variety Spire. The variety is medium-sized, the fruit is small, about 2.5 g, elongated. It tastes slightly acidic. The variety is resistant to all sorts of diseases, winter-hardy. Productivity - 2.5 kg from an average not old bush.

Rosehip variety Globus. The fruit is large, spherical. The variety is quite winter-hardy. Productivity - 3 kg per bush. Like the previous varieties, it is resistant to diseases.

Rosehip variety Pobeda. It attracts with oval-shaped fruits, which have an unusually pleasant aroma with a sour-sweet taste. Resistant to diseases and many pests. It can easily endure even the most severe frosts.

Rosehip variety Titan. The variety is distinguished by large fruits, collected in a brush of 4-5 pcs. High-yielding variety - up to 3.5 kg from a medium bush.

Rosehip variety Apple. The variety is distinguished by the relatively small size of the shrub, however, by giant fruits - up to 8 g each. High-yielding variety - up to 4 kg per adult bush. The fruit is dark red in color, has a sweet and sour taste.

Rosehip variety Ural champion. We recommend this variety for cultivation even in the northern regions. It has an average yield. The fruits are endowed with a high vitamin C content and sweet and sour taste.

Rosehip variety Jubilee Michurinsk. This is a rose hip with white flowers of a rather large size. The fruits are red-orange, weighing just over 3 g.

The bush forms a compact, medium-sized variety. This is a remontant grade. Resistant to frost, disease and pests.

The first crop is harvested in mid-August, the second at the end of October.

Rosehip variety Geisha. Forms a low-growing upright bush. The flowers are large, dark crimson. Fruits are oval in shape, weighing 3 g each.

The first harvest ripens in mid-August. Under favorable conditions, the yield can reach 5 kg from a medium-sized bush. Disease resistant, quite winter-hardy.

Rosehip variety with photo Bezhipny Vnivi. A vigorous shrub with spreading shoots. The flowers are large, pink, forming an inflorescence of 4 flowers. The fruit is small, only 2 g. Low-yielding variety - 2 kg from a bush.

Rosehip variety Yubileiny. A well-known old, undersized, remontant variety. Inflorescences and fruits form the whole season.

The flowers are dark crimson, strongly fragrant. Fruits are oval, rather large - 5 g, strongly fleshy. Productivity - 2 kg per bush.

The variety is frost and disease resistant.

Rosehip variety Vitamin Vnivi. Forms a sprawling upright bush. This variety is rose hips without thorns... On shoots where there are fruits, it does not form thorns. The fruit is oval, weighing up to 2 g. Productivity - 2 kg.

Rosehip variety Crimson. Forms a medium-sized, frost-resistant shrub. The fruit is pear-shaped and contains a large amount of vitamin C.

Picking up the area with useful rose hips

Category: Useful information

Malankina Elena Lvovna Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Professor of the Department. Botanists of the Russian State Agricultural University-Moscow Agricultural Academy named after K.A. Timiryazeva

On a personal plot of representatives of this numerous genus (about 400 species), you can only find a wrinkled rose with decorative foliage, a long flowering period and rather large fruits. Meanwhile, it is a widespread industrial culture from which such valuable medicines as rosehip oil and carotene are obtained. And since the culture is grown, then there must certainly be highly productive varieties with a high content of active substances. Unfortunately, this information is rarely found in print media. We will try to fill this gap.

Rosehip raw materials are fruits that contain pectins (up to 4%), tannins up to 4.5%, organic acids (citric - up to 2%, malic - up to 1.8%, etc.), up to 8 mg /% carotenoids ( lycopene, rubixanthin), bioflavonoids (primarily rutin), sugars.

And one of the most important indicators is the content of vitamin C (high-vitamin varieties contain 10 times more than black currants, and 100 times more than apples).

In addition to ascorbic acid, rose hips contain vitamins B1, B2, K, E, salts of iron, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium.

I think I convinced you to plant this wonderful plant on the site, especially since autumn is a favorable time for planting it.

What types and varieties of rose hips to choose

If it is not possible to buy varietal planting material, then it is better to choose high-vitamin species among rose hips. These include, first of all, cinnamon rose, or May rose, to a lesser extent, wrinkled rose, Webb's rose, and spiny rose.

Wrinkled rose (Rosa rugosa) is the most popular among our gardeners. It is a shrub about 1.5 m high with a large number of undergrowth shoots, which makes it difficult to care for, but makes it easy to reproduce, and large, 6-8 cm in diameter, flowers.

Due to its endurance and unpretentiousness, it is frost and salt resistant, grows on sandy and poor soils, windy places. It is little affected by rust, but on calcareous soils it suffers from chlorosis - that is, there is iron in the soil, but it does not assimilate it.

It comes from the Far East.

In Chinese medicine, it is widely used for a very wide range of diseases.

Its name is translated from German as "potato rose", which very well reflects the appearance of its leaves, with their corrugation more or less reminiscent of potatoes.

It is characterized by large and fleshy fruits, the most convenient for all kinds of culinary delights. She is loved for her renovation (it blooms from May to September), and the wonderful scent of flowers.

Rosehip May, or cinnamon (Rosa cinnamomea L., Rosa maialis Herrm) is found in the wild from Scandinavia to Siberia.

Unlike the wrinkled rose, it is characterized by stronger growth (up to 2 m), more rare thorns, and the flowering shoots are generally almost without them.

Flowers are solitary, from pale to dark red, and it blooms, as the name suggests, in May.

Spiny rosehip (Rosa acicularis Lindley) has a lot of synonyms, species and subspecies, which is associated with its extensive range and, as a result, the polymorphism of the species, which has a number of subspecies: Rosa acicularis var. bourgeauiana Crép.

, Rosa acicularis var. engelmannii (S. Watson) Crép. ex Rehder, Rosa acicularis var. gmelinii (Bunge) C.A. Mey., Rosa acicularis var. sayiana Erlanson, Rosa acicularis var. setacea Liou, Rosa baicalensis Turcz. ex Besser, Rosa gmelinii Bunge, Rosa nipponensis Crép.

, Rosa carelica Fr.

It is a very winter-hardy species that can withstand frosts down to -40 ° C. It is found from 1 to 3 m in height, with white and pink flowers. It is characterized by a very high content of vitamin C. Fruits are oval, 1-1.5 cm in diameter.

Rose webb (Rosa webbiana Wall.ex Royle) - short shrub about 1 m tall.

The thorns are relatively rare, slightly curved, the flowers are less often white, more often red or pink, the fruits are round or oval.

It grows on the slopes of the Pamir-Alai, Tien Shan mountains, in the Himalayas, Afghanistan, Tibet, Mongolia.

But dog rose (Rosa canina) contains little ascorbic acid. Its fruits are easily distinguished by early sepals and the absence of a hole at the top.

There is even such a peculiar test for vitamin content: high-vitamin varieties "whistle", that is, if you blow into the hole at the tip of the fruit, a quiet whistle is heard. The dog rose does not have a hole and, accordingly, there is no whistle either.

There are quite a few varieties, both old and new, included in the state register, which indicates that they have passed many years of testing for yield, winter hardiness, resistance to pests and diseases.

Let's start with the old varieties.

• Vitamin VNIVI - a variety of early middle ripening period. It is characterized by large fruits (up to 3.8 g) with high (more than 4000 mg /%) ascorbic acid, bioflavonoids and carotene. Fruit ripening is amicable.

  Thorns in the fruiting zone are practically absent, which makes harvesting much easier. Productivity is about 2.5 kg of fruits per bush. Quite resistant to pests and diseases.

  The only negative is that it needs a pollinator, that is, it is necessary to plant another bush next to it, but of a different variety.

• Vorontsovsky 1 - just like the previous variety, it is an interspecific hybrid of the wrinkled rose and the Webb rose.

  Very good pollinator for the previous variety. Its oval-elongated fruits, in addition to the high content of vitamin C and bioflavonoids, are also characterized by a high content of folic acid. Average yield is about 3 kg per bush.

• Large-fruited VNIVI - is characterized by renovation, that is, long flowering, which is important for the decorativeness of the garden plot.

  Large flat-round fruits, up to 8 g each, look very impressive against the background of dark green wrinkled foliage. And collecting them is a pleasure.

  But it contains less vitamin C, "only" about 1000 mg /%, but it is very winter-hardy, fruitful and resistant to pests and diseases. From its fleshy fruits, it is most convenient to prepare jam, jam or jam.

• Russian 1 - has a high (up to 3200 mg /%) content of vitamin C and bioflavonoids. The shrub is more graceful than previous varieties, with light green leaves. Obtained as a result of free pollination of cinnamon rose hips. Fruits are globular and almost the same size. From a bush, you can collect 1.5-2 kg of fruit. Resistant to such an unpleasant disease as rust. Recommended for growing in the Ural region.

Of the new ones, undoubtedly, the varieties bred by one of the leading experts in rose hips, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences V.D. Sagittarius.

• the globe - characterized by high winter hardiness, average productivity and very large spherical fruits. In addition, this variety is characterized by a fairly high vitamin C content.
• Finger - highly winter-hardy and relatively resistant to pests and diseases. Orange-red, elongated fruits have a pleasant sweet and sour taste. Recommended for growing in the West Siberian region.
• Victory - also recommended for the West Siberian region. It is characterized by high winter hardiness and disease resistance.

  Large oval-shaped fruits have not only a pleasant taste, but also a wonderful aroma.

• Titanium - looks very impressive on a personal plot.

  This is a powerful, vigorous plant with very large fruits, collected in 3-5 pieces. High-yielding, disease-resistant variety.

• Apple - in contrast to him, has a short stature.

  But at the same time, the fruits of this variety reach truly gigantic sizes, up to 13 g. And in terms of yield, it is not inferior to the strong-growing Titan.The dark red fruits are flat-rounded and have a sweet-sour taste.

In addition to those listed above, I would like to note a number of varieties that are relatively recently included in the State Register.

• Sergievsky - got its name from the Srednevolzhskaya Zonal Experimental Station of the Institute of Medicinal Plants. This medium-ripening variety is recommended for cultivation in the Volga region. Resistant to pests and diseases. Ovate fruits contain up to 2600 mg /% ascorbic acid. They are medium-sized, but are characterized by a pleasant sweet and sour refreshing taste.
• Ural Champion - a highly winter-resistant variety obtained by breeders of the South Ural Research Institute of Fruit and Vegetable and Potato Growing. Recommended for growing in all regions. A productive variety with large, rounded fruits on a long stalk. The fruits contain large amounts of vitamin C and have a sweet and sour taste.

Reproduction... Rosehip can be propagated by sowing seeds before winter. Naturally, in this case, we are not talking about preserving the variety. To get seedlings, it is better to take seeds from unripe fruits.

Rosehip seeds, collected from overripe fruits (especially strongly dried), are very difficult to germinate, require long-term (up to 6 months or more) stratification. Sown into the soil in autumn, they germinate for 2-3 years.

To speed up the process, scarification will be needed, that is, a violation of the integrity of the hard shell of the seeds, either with the help of sandpaper or by treating with sulfuric acid.

Under industrial conditions, rosehip varieties are propagated by green cuttings in artificial fog using growth regulators, most often indolylbutyric acid.

Rooting depends on the origin of the variety and can range from 15-20% to almost 100%.

But under the jar, cuttings without artificial fog and even with growth regulators do not take root well, especially in wrinkled rosehip varieties.

Therefore, at home, when hectares of plantations are not needed, try to propagate it with shoots. Especially a lot of shoots are given by varieties that have wrinkled rose hips in the pedigree. And some varieties of root suckers practically do not give or give very little.

Root suckers usually have a poorly developed root system and they need to either be grown in favorable conditions, or immediately provide them with timely watering and before planting, remove part of the leaves or shorten the shoot, leaving only a few buds.

For better rooting, you can dust the underground part before planting with Kornevin, which is a preparation of a root-forming agent - indolylbutyric acid, or immerse the weak roots in the Epin-extra solution at the concentrations indicated on the packaging for soaking the bulbs.

Landing... It is better to choose a sunny place for the rose hips - this contributes to abundant flowering and, accordingly, fruiting.

For rosehip plants, moderately moist soils with a powerful fertile horizon, sandy loamy or loamy in texture, rich in nutrients, close to neutral or slightly alkaline (pH 5.5-7.5) are most suitable.

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For abundant fruiting, it is recommended to plant not one variety, but 2-3, since rosehip varieties are not self-fertile, that is, they are not pollinated with their own pollen.

Pruning and shaping... An important stage in the development of a plant is the removal of shoots and the formation of a bush. This is not a pleasant occupation, especially with wrinkled rose hips. But this must be done, and annually, in no case "running" the bushes.

After planting a young plant, they make sure that there are about 10-15 uneven-aged branches on it. Old branches (over 5 years old) are cut out annually, leaving them to replace the same number of strong shoots.

And, of course, do not forget about sanitary pruning, cutting out weak and shriveled branches.

Top dressing.

In the fall, after removing all unnecessary growth, superphosphate and potassium salt are injected around the bush, and in the spring, ammonium nitrate is added.

Phosphorus and potash fertilizers are very important for rose hips, as they provide abundant flowering and the formation of a larger number of fruits.

Pests and diseases... Rosehip at home is little affected by pests. Industrial plantations suffer more. But, as they say, you need to know your enemies by sight.

They are mostly in common with roses, as well as diseases. One of the main pests is the rose hips, the larvae of which, feeding on the pulp of the fruit, can almost completely deprive the crop.

Another, also dangerous pest, is the spider mite.

It lives on the underside of the leaf and sucks out the cell sap, due to which the leaves fall prematurely, the fruits develop poorly, the young shoots do not ripen and freeze out, and the yield decreases.

The rosaceous sawfly eats out the core of the shoots, the rosé leafworm twists the leaves along and across the main vein. You can destroy these pests with conventional commercially available insecticides. Only the processing should be carried out 30-40 days before harvesting, and if possible, try to do without it.

Rosehip diseases are, perhaps, a great danger. They are carried primarily from decorative roses.

Some species and varieties of rose hips are affected by rust. With a strong development of the disease, a massive fall of leaves and fruits occurs.

To combat rust, drugs such as Topaz and Fitosporin are suitable.

Another disease - black spot, first appears on the lower leaves, then quickly rises to the top of the bush, especially when planting thickened. As a result, leaves fall and crops are lost.

Powdery mildew attacks the leaves and the upper part of annual shoots, covering them with a white coating. The main remedy is Bordeaux liquid in the form of early spring processing and, of course, the removal of the affected tops of the shoots, followed by their burning.

For the next year, it is necessary to cut back on nitrogen nutrition with high doses of phosphorus and potassium. Plants overfed with nitrogen are less resistant.

On the use of the beneficial properties of rose hips - in the article Rose hips: medicinal use

Rosehip is a wonderful berry plant that can not only decorate the site and play the role of a hedge, but also give a rich harvest of useful fruits. In culture, several types of rose hips are grown at once; many interesting varieties are known.

Rosehip: species and varieties

Rosehip varieties

This beautiful plant belongs to the Rosaceae family - about six dozen of its species grow in Russia. In the wild, bushes can be seen on forest edges and clearings, on river banks, ravine slopes and rocky slopes. Rosehips are of greatest interest to gardeners:

• Thorny
• Cinnamon
• Gray
• Apple
• Wrinkled
• Multi-flowered (climbing)

Each of these varieties pleases with a diverse varietal composition - plants differ in the shape and color of flowers, shape, size and color of fruits, percentage of useful elements.

Rosehip varieties by maturity

The Rubin variety can be attributed to the category of early rose hips. This vigorous plant is covered with thorns, especially at the base of the branches. The fruits are large, red, oval, tasty (with a small amount of acid). The variety tolerates a drop in temperature well.

Middle and late ripening periods are inherent in varieties:

• Titanium
• Ray
• Large-fruited
• Hedgehog
• Geisha
• Crimson

Description of the Hedgehog variety

The plant is weak, with spiny shoots (thorns are yellowish in color). The flowers are very beautiful - large and bright. The oval fruits are creamy orange in color. The plant is winter-hardy, fruitful.

Large-fruited rosehip

A sufficient number of large-fruited varieties are known. The largest berries are produced by apple rose hips - their diameter reaches 3 cm, and their weight is 12 g. The varieties have good indicators:

• Jubilee
• Large-fruited
• Crimson

Description of the variety Large-fruited VNIVI

Rosehip variety Large-fruited

The plant is sprawling, large. Brownish shoots are covered with numerous thorns. The pink flowers are quite large. Red-orange berries are very large, round, sweet and sour. The plant tolerates low temperatures well.

Rosehip varieties for the Moscow region

Almost all rose hips have good resistance to unfavorable weather factors, therefore, in the conditions of central Russia, a wide variety of varieties are successfully grown. The most popular are:

• Russian-1
• Vorontsovsky (1, 2, 3)
• Geisha
• Victory
• Crimson
• Large-fruited

Description of the variety Russian

Rosehip variety Russian

The plant is of medium size. It looks very nice in the garden. The flowers are large, fragrant. The fruits are elongated, red-orange, rather sweet. The plant is resistant to many diseases.

Rosehip varieties for the northwest

In the north-west of the country, good results are shown by such varieties as:

• Bakal
• Ural champion
• Ruby
• Titanium
• Timiryazevsky
• Hedgehog
• Geisha
• Large-fruited
• Ray
• Spire

Description of the Ural Champion variety

Rosehip variety Ural champion

The variety is very winter-hardy, productive, large-fruited (the weight of the berries reaches almost 5 g). The flowers are large and bright. The fruits are rounded and colored red. The berries have a pleasant, sweet and sour taste. The plant is slightly spreading.

Useful rosehip varieties

Berries of all varieties of rose hips are of high value in terms of the content of ascorbic acid and other valuable elements. Nevertheless, real leaders can be distinguished among them. This category includes varieties:

• Vorontsovsky-1 (3900 mg)
• Vitamin (3806 mg)
• Thornless (3110 mg)

Description of the Vitamin variety

Rosehip variety Vitamin

This variety has good winter hardiness. The average height of the plant is 2.5 m. The bush is spreading. Fruits are oval, large, sweet and sour, numerous (up to 5 pieces in a brush). Single thorns.

Rosehip without thorns

One of the most popular varieties of rose hips is Besshipny. The plant has an average yield. The thorns are completely absent. The berries are medium-sized, rather sweet, with a high content of vitamin C.

The varieties Grushenka and Yadviga are also devoid of thorns.

Round Rosehip Varieties

In addition to varieties with elongated berries, there are those that form rounded fruits. Examples of this are:

• Ural champion
• Malets
• Ruddy
• Chelyabinsk vitamin
• The globe
• Anniversary of Michurinsk

Globus variety description

Rosehip variety Globus

This winter-hardy plant pleases with a high yield. The fruits are large, rather sweet, spherical. The plant is resistant to disease.

Decorative rosehip varieties

In the garden, rosehip varieties with climbing shoots and double flowers look very beautiful. Many decorative forms have been developed. The most interesting varieties are:

• Maxima
• Golden Wings
• Fruhlingsduft
• Maigold
• Nevada

Description of the variety Nevada

Rosehip variety Nevada

This variety pleases with the beauty of the flowers - they are large, semi-double, white with a slight pink blush (the color can change depending on the type of soil and can be creamy, pure white or pinkish).

White rose hips: varieties

Terry prickly rosehip is considered one of the most decorative species. The plant has double white flowers.

As for the rosehip varieties, the most interesting for gardeners are the following:

• Alba Mediland
• Climbing Iceberg
• Suaveolens

Description of the Alba Mediland variety

Rosehip variety Alba Mediland

Shoots of this type of dog rose spread (the height of the bush does not exceed one and a half meters). The flowers are very beautiful, double, with white petals. They are small in size and have a pleasant aroma. The plant can bloom twice a season (if conditions are favorable).

Rosehip wrinkled: varieties

In nature, this plant can be seen in the Far East. In culture, it is often grown as a hedge. The most popular varieties of foreign selection:

• Grootendorst (white, pink, suprem)
• Abelzieds
• Ferdinand Meyer
• Agnes
• Hanza

Description of the variety Queen of the North

Rosehip variety Queen of the North

The variety of the Queen of the North is of interest. It is ideally adapted to the conditions of our country, hibernates without shelter. The flowers are double, red-pink, very beautiful.

Each of the rosehip varieties has its own advantages - some of them are grown in order to obtain useful fruits, while others are ideal for decorating the site.