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Rose Seeds In A Cup® Grow Kit

Rosa rugosa

From the first seed to the next new leaf. Explore your plant’s growing conditions, seasonal rhythm, and everyday care.

THE PLANT NOTEBOOK

Rose care, from seed onward.

Botanical name
Rosa rugosa
Common names
Rugosa Rose, Beach Rose
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Rosa
Species
R. rugosa
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Start growing

Indestructible once established. Loves full sun and sandy soil. Salt tolerant.

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Growing with your kit

The Seeds In A Cup® kit focuses on the 'Hip to Seed' cycle—observing life continue after the flower fades.

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Propagation

By seed or suckers.

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Seasonal growth & harvest

Blooms from early summer through fall; produces the largest and best-tasting hips of any rose.

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Growing conditions

Sand dunes, coastal cliffs, and hedge banks.

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Weather & tolerances

Highly salt, drought, and cold tolerant. Disease-resistant.

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Pests & plant health

Japanese beetles.

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Plant safety

Safe; petals and hips are edible.

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Botanical features

A tough, spiny deciduous shrub with extremely fragrant flowers and large, edible red Rose Hips.

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Varieties

‘Hansa’, ‘Blanc Double de Coubert’.

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Garden & everyday uses

Ornamental, windbreaks for dunes. Hips are incredibly high in Vitamin C (teas, jams)

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Native range & distribution

Native to Eastern Asia; widely naturalized on North American coastlines.

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Conservation

Secure; invasive in some coastal ecosystems.

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Name origins

Latin ‘rosa’; ‘rugosa’ meaning wrinkled, referring to the leaf texture.

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History

Rose hips were harvested in millions during WWII in Britain to provide Vitamin C when oranges were unavailable.

TURN KNOWING INTO GROWING

Your next beginning, in a cup.

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