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Rosa multiflora
Deciduous scrambling shrub rose to 3-5m with large corymbs of small white to pink flowers flowed by many hips. Hips are smaller than Rugosa Roses (approx 7mm) but equally abundant and rich in vitamin C, antioxidants, and flavinoids. The flowers are also edible, the young shoots can be eaten cooked in spring, and the seeds, which are high in vitamin E, can be ground and added to other dry foods (take care to avoid the irritating hairs inside). Like all rose family plants all parts of the plant are astringent and good for the heart and circulation. The slight bitterness of the hips and petals aid digestion. Multiflora roses are very easy care, growing in sandy or clay soil, and are frost and drought hardy, but not as resistant to salt winds as Rugosa roses. They can also be used as an edible hedge or to climb up taller food forest trees e.g. nitrogen fixers. The hips, with their high nutrient value, can also be fed to chickens. Full sun or light shade. PB5.
N.B. Shipping costs are added AFTER you have placed your order, you will then be emailed an invoice with bank details.
Smallest box rate:
This can fit up to 9 plants in 9cm pots.
Shipping a single tree can be expensive. We may be able to fit more in the box for the same price! See our shipping rates for single and multi tree boxes.
Combining sizes?
No problem, we will work out the best rate for you once you’ve placed your order.
Jo has a passion for growing herbs but is not a qualified herbalist and has no medical background.
We are lucky to have Patricia Beagle working here at times, who is qualified, and some of her advice does appear on these pages, but herbs act differently for different people and can interact with other medicines. We therefore always recommend that you consult with your own qualified health-care practitioner before using herbal products, particularly if you are pregnant, nursing or on any medications.
Kahikatea Farm cannot take any responsibility for any adverse effects from the use of the plants or a plant not having the effect it is reputed to have.
