Dog Rose – Rosa canina

Rosa Canina is a  thorny climber, dog rose that  has strongly hooked, or curved prickles,  it weaves in between other shrubs and uses them to support its growth. It can grow up to 3m tall when well supported. The leaves are on alternate sides of the stem, and divided into 2–3 pairs of smaller, toothed leaflets. The large pink or white  flowers with five petals and many stamens and a faint sweet smell.The fruit forms in small clusters and is a striking red, oval, berry-like hips (15–20mm); Each hip contains many hairy seeds.