海滩玫瑰

Rosa rugosa is a thorny 灌木 that produces beautiful, pink, sweet smelling flowers.

Scientific Name: Rosa rugosa
Common Name: 海滩玫瑰, Beach Tomato, Japanese Rose
Plant 家庭: 蔷薇科 (Rose family)

词源: 玫瑰 is the Latin word for wrinkled, referring to the texture of the leaves. 在日本 the plant is called Hamanasu.

Traditional Uses

的 flowers of Rosa rugosa have traditionally been used to make jams, desserts, and pot-pourri in China. 的 rose hips have been used to make jams or teas but are also eaten raw.

Medicinal uses ranged from treating stomach aches and diarrhea, relieving menstrual pain, help skin conditions, and general anti-inflammatory properties. 的se uses benefits received by drinking a tea made from dry rose petals or eating the rose hips.

Edible Parts

这 plant produces two edible parts, the rose flower, and “hips.” 的 flowers bloom from May to July and once picked, the petals can be dried and turned into tea. 的 rose hips should ripen by late summer to early fall and can be eaten in a variety 的方法.

Gathering and Using

的 rose hips should be harvested in late summer through the fall after they reach a dark ripe color. 的 ripe rose hips can be picked by hand or cut from the plant. You can eat them directly after harvesting or process them to make tea or jam. 他们 can be processed by cutting in half and scooping out the seeds and hairs. 肉 can then be dried and used for tea or boiled for jam. After blooming the rose petals can be plucked and dried to be used for tea.

Permaculture Functions and Considerations 

Edible rose hips, medicine, wildlife food, biomass, organic matter, pollinator habitat, shelterbelt, rootstock, erosion control, dune stabilization, thorny barrier. 这 plant can work well to prevent erosion in loose soil. It can be paired well with other perrenials such as garlic, geranium, lavender, or sage.

栖息地

Rosa rugosa can thrive in a wide variety of habitats. It can survive on coastal dunes or in your backyard garden. It is a drought tolerant plant that prefers sandy, well drained soils and 充足的阳光.

How to Identify

的 beach rose is a 灌木 that tends to form thickets. Its flowers can come in a variety of colors from pink to yellow or white. Like most roses it is covered with thorns approximately 0.25 inches long. 的 leaves are 1 to 2 inches long and dark green with a wrinkled surface. 的 plant also produces a cherry like fruit approximately 1 inch in diameter.

Wildlife Support

的 thick 灌木bery of Rosa rugosa provides shelter and nesting opportunities for birds. 的 flowers attract many pollinators including bees and butterflies. 的 rose hips offer a good source of energy for small mammals preparing for the winter months.

Additional Information

Rosa rugosa was first introduced to North America in 1845 and is now naturalized throughout several parts of the continent.