Informative Facts

White Field Roses are a species of Rose shrub mainly found in England and other European countries. It’s most commonly found in hedgerows,along road sides and railway tracks in southern England. Field Roses grow in the wild and are known for their rambling nature, which means they tend to climb or grow over walls, arches and trees. White colored flowers bloom on the plant in late spring and summers until autumn when fruits called Rosehips on the plant become ripe.

The Scientific name for Field Roses is Rosa Arvensis belonging to the genus Rosa. It was first described in 1762 by William Hudson, a British botanist.

Although, more commonly known as the Field Rose, the plant is also known by other names such as the Musk Rose, Kriech-Rose or as the Rosier des Champs in French. In the Netherlands it’s also known as the Bosroos.

Field roses grow up to 3-4 meters in height producing bright creamy-white colored flowers with yellow centers.

These mildly scented flowers are about 4-5 cm in diameter. Each field rose flower has about 5-8 petals.

Field Roses can be grown in almost any type of moderately fertile soil but they prefer less acidic conditions.

Each branch on the stem has about 5-7 leaves. The leaves are oval shaped with zig-zag and pointy edges.

Every leaf on the plant has an approximate length of 1-3.5cm.

The stems and branches are covered in curvy shaped thorns that act as a natural defense mechanism for the plant against predators.

The plant also acts as a food source for some small insects, birds and mammals.

Butterflies, caterpillars, moths and bees feed on the leaves and nectar of the flowers.

The rosehips are consumed by birds and some mammals.

During autumn, the rosehips (fruit of rose plants) become fully ripe. The hips are bright red and sometimes deep purple in color.

Rosehips are round shaped and contain seeds and small hairs that can be very itchy, but they are also edible.

The hips are rich in Vitamin C and as such are used to make Jams, Soups, Rosehip syrup, Rosehip tea and also in the preparation of some medicines.

Giant Himalayan Lily is a species of flowering plants belonging to the Lily plant family. Scientifically known as the Cardiocrinum giganteum, the plant is mainly found in the Himalayas and parts of China, Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Myanmar and Nepal.

The name Cardiocrinum is derived from Greek which means ‘Heart Lily’. It was named as such due to the plant having heart shaped leaves.

Giant Himalayan Lily is often nicknamed ‘Queen’ or ‘King’ of the garden because of its tall height and relatively big flowers and leaves.

The plant was first scientifically described in 1824 by Nathaniel Wallich, a Danish botanist.

It takes about 5-7 years for the plant to fully blossom after the seeds sprout.

The flowers of Giant Lily are usually white with red colored centers.

Some of these plants produce greenish flowers with purple colored centers.

These plants can reach up to to 3m in height.

Giant Lilies are usually grown on high altitudes, but many gardeners have successfully grown them at lower altitudes.

Each Giant Lily plant can grow up to 20 flowers.

Leaves of the plant can grow up to 30 cm in length.

It’s flowers are about 15-20 cm long.

As it’s native to the Himalayas, the plant can survive temperatures as low as -10°C.

The plant is used in some herbal pastes to cool and relieve pain caused by skin burns and other wounds.

Although as the name implies, the Giant Himalayan Lily is more suitable to grow in conditions like the Himalayas. But if provided with proper care and the required environmental conditions they can grow almost anywhere.