Rosa rugosa (Sand Rose, Hedgehog Rose, Wrinkled Rose, Rugosa rose, Japanese rose , or Ramanas rose )

Rosa rugosa (Sand Rose, Hedgehog Rose, Wrinkled Rose, Rugosa rose, Japanese rose , or Ramanas rose ) is a species of rose native to eastern Asia , in northeastern China , Japan , Korea and southeastern Siberia , where it grows on the coast , often on sand dunes .

Rugosa is a tough species rose with thorny stems and wrinkled, leathery, dark green leaves that produces cupped, solitary, fragrant violet-carmine-red blooms with yellow stamens. Tomato-shaped orange-red hips appear after the blooms. As a hedge, it's fantastic. Roses are a wide genus of blooming plants, most of which have beautiful blooms with single to completely double petals.  The blooms are frequently aromatic. The majority of types grow on long canes that occasionally ascend.

Medicinal Comments:

Rosa Rugosa is a sweet smelling shrub that has many medicinal properties in all its parts. The rose hips when ingested are full of Vitamin C and this fruit contains some anti-inflammatory properties. The aromatic flowers are used in preserves and the young shoots are cooked and used as an herb , the seed are full of Vitamin E. The responsibility for using plants medicinally is yours. We cannot assume any liability for any detrimental influences .