WorldFloraDB - Rosa californica

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 2 m high and spreads 1.8 m wide. The stems have stout prickles. The leaves are mid green. The flowers are pink and have a mild scent. They occur in clusters. They have 5 petals. The fruit are round hips that are orange-red. They are edible.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

shrub

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

1.9

Mature height (meter)

2.5

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

0.2

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It does best in a moist loamy soil and an open sunny position. It is resistant to frost but sensitive to drought. It suits hardiness zones 5-10. Hobart Botanical Gardens.

More

Sunny streamsides, slough banks, mesic draws, moist areas in open woodlands, brushlands, and grasslands; at elevations up to 1,800 metres.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The flowers are soaked in water to make a drink. The buds are eaten fresh. The fruit are used for food.

Uses	beverage essential oil fiber food food additive medicinal
Edible	flowers fruits seeds
Therapeutic use	Antirheumatic (Internal) (fruit), Cold Remedy (fruit), Dermatological Aid (fruit), Febrifuge (fruit), Gastrointestinal Aid (fruit), Kidney Aid (fruit), Throat Aid (fruit), Analgesic (fruit), Analgesic (leaf), Gastrointestinal Aid (leaf), Analgesic (seed), Febrifuge (seed), Gastrointestinal Aid (seed), Analgesic (unspecified), Pediatric Aid (unspecified), Febrifuge (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by cuttings or grafting.

Mode	cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days)	30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°)	12
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	scarification
Minimum temperature (C°)	-27
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-