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dog rose

Latin name: Rosa canina
Family: Rosaceae
Other common names; dog berry, witches' briar
Flowering time: June to July
Height: 1 to 5m
Growing conditions: moist but well-drained soil
Nectar source for: many bees, moths and butterflies
Food source for: birds and small mammals such as bank voles

Description
A scrawling shrub, in winter it produces bright red rose hips. The density of its groth habit provides shelter for birds and small mammals such as hedgehogs.
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How to identify: There are many species of wild rose, which are all very similar, with white or pink flowers, thorns and red hips. The deciduous dog-rose has arching stems with curved thorns, blue-green leaves divided into five to seven hairless leaflets, and pink or white flowers (with five petals) often growing in clusters of two or three.
How to propagate: Propagate by seed.

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