Nootka rose is important wildlife browse. Rose hips are sometimes used to make jams or jellies they are rich in vitamins, such as A, C, & E. The bark was used to make a tea to ease labor pains. A decoction of the roots was used to treat sore throats or as an eyewash. Care should be taken, however, there is a layer of hairs around the seeds (actually achenes) these hairs can cause irritation to the mouth and digestive tract. Use by People: Some natives ate the hips, raw or dried, or they boiled them to make a tea. Cuttings of semi-hardwood or hardwood are possible. Division of the root crown and rhizomes is an easy method to propagate fewer, larger plants. Seeds may take two years to germinate scarification and/or a warm stratification prior to the cold stratification may hasten germination. Propagation: Sow in fall or stratify at 40º F (4º C) for 140 days. Phenology: Bloom time: May-July Fruit ripens: Early fall, persisting through winter. It is valuable for stabilizing banks, especially along streams. Its fragrance fills the air in a seaside habitat. It is great as a barrier plant, growing into an impenetrable thicket. In the landscape, Nootka Rose is beautiful but can be aggressive. Fruits are relatively large (1-2cm), purplish-red hips. Leaves have 5-7 toothed leaflets, sometimes glandular, with more or less rounded tips. The stems of Nootka Rose are variously prickly paired prickles arise at the base of each leaf. The major difference is that Nootka Rose has larger flowers that are usually borne singly (but sometimes in pairs or triplets) at the ends of branches. Rosa nutkana prickles are usually larger than Rosa pisocarpa prickles (which are usually more bristly).ĭiagnostic characters: Nootka Rose is very difficult to distinguish from the Clustered Wild Rose, R.
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