They were the size of crab apples and even juicier. When they dropped on the pavement they just splattered like a ripe tomato. My mother would have been picking her skirt full of them to boil up rose hip jelly and syrup. All that vitamin C going to waste would have horrified her. I have to say, I was tempted.
The flower that produces them is the rugosa rose which is very commonly used in public gardens here...
Not exactly the same ruby as her fruit will be.
The Ruby Tuesday meme is amiably hosted by Mary T. This is where you'll find her and other RT players.
Oh my! How lovely! I've never seen these! Certainly have nothing like that around here that I know of. A very beautiful Ruby Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen a real rose hips. They are quite beautiful. So how does the jelly taste?
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My, those are big.
ReplyDeleteI love the drenched ones and the thirsty bloom - lovely images!!
wonderful pictures of up close every day in the great summer items
ReplyDeleteI never knew the origin of rosehips. Now I do. I bet they're tart!
ReplyDeleteI love it when I see something..that causes me to think of someone I love!
ReplyDeleteYeas those are some big hips for sure. and ruby at that happy RT
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos, as always, Stephanie.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen realy rose hips either, or known the flower connection.
So thanks for a wonderful botany lesson.
Happy RT.
Those rose hips really are perfect for jelly or syrup...but it is a ton of work. I bet the birds will enjoy hem. ;-)
ReplyDeleteWOW! That's a neat pic of the rose hips! They are BIG!!
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