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Rosa macrophylla
Rosa macrophylla, the big-hip rose, is a hardy shrub rose from the Himalayan region, grown for its large hips and cultivars such as 'Master Hugh'. It needs full sun and cold winters to fruit well.
Rosa macrophylla, the big-hip rose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to the Himalayan region. There are a number of cultivars, including 'Doncasteri', 'Glaucescens', 'Master Hugh', and 'Rubricaulis'. 'Master Hugh' has the largest hips of any readily available rose.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rosa macrophylla by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
