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Vitamins in flowers: Rose hips may contain anywhere from 2,275 to 6,977 mgs. of vitamin C per 100 grams of pulp which is much greater than the 49 mgs of vitamin C per 100 grams of pulp from oranges.
Roses with most fragrance:The most fragrant roses listed at a web forum named the Double Delight, Fragrant Cloud, Mr. Lincoln, Crimson Glory, Chrysler Imperial, Papa Meilland, Perfume Delight, Secret, Gertrude Jekyll, Othello, Felicite Parmentier, Mme. Hardy, Sombreuil, Souvenir de la Malmasion, and Souvenir du Dr Jamain. Beginning the rose garden: Early spring is the best time to put out roses grown in nursery containers and late winter is the best time to plant bare-root roses.
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