Rosa californica, California Rose Orange or alkaline soils

or alkaline soils

From gray cone-like structures emerge the four inch wide flower heads with yellow erect anthers and red "ribbons" that bloom from late winter through spring into early summer

Black and falling leaves means too much water

- Best in well-drained soil

Rosa californica, California Rose Orange or alkaline soilsCalifornia Rose A shrub that grows up to ten feet tall and wide. It has fragrant red, white, and pink flowers that bloom Spring through Summer. It is deciduous in the Winter. The rose hips are said to contain more calcium vitamin c, iron, and phosphorus than oranges! It is best to prune in the winter. The plant can be cut down to the ground. The roses spread by rhizomes and can sometimes be invasive. This can be controlled by root barriers or edging.