The rose has long been regarded as the “queen of flowers,” revered for its fragrance and beauty. But less lauded are the orange and red hips, or seedpods, that form after the flowers fade. And that’s ...

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

Rosa arkansana, one of several plants known as prairie roses in the United States, is native to 21 states (including Ohio) and grows primarily between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachians, from ...

The thrilling days of early summer have long passed, the intoxicating perfume of the roses and the dizzying brilliance of their flowers a distant memory. Some roses, however, have not finished ...

JANE EDMANSON: Some roses and some plants have the most extraordinary chaotic names and this is one. This is calledRosa sweginzowii- say that again please - and it's a species rose and it has pale ...

Most rose fanatics grow roses for their flowers, but the more in love with roses you fall, the more their ornamental hips become just as exciting and hotly anticipated as the flowers themselves.

A quintessential image associated with the rocky coast of Maine south to the long sandy beaches of the Cape is the beach rose. Long hedgerows of this prickly shrub guard the backs of beaches and ...

At the entrance to the Los Angeles Zoo, I recently encountered three distinctive California native plants you might want to consider for your own garden. Along a ramp leading up to the entrance is a ...

Human trials suggest a wonder supplement called Gopo – named after a key ingredient of the plant – could provide a breakthrough for six million Britons whose lives are blighted by joint pain. Pills ...