My Garden

Wild rose

Last post 11-08-2009 4:51 AM by Foxnfirefly. 2 replies.

• 07/08/2009 01:05 PM

  chunk Location: Joined on: 07 Aug 2009 Posts: 1

  Reply | Contact Hi, I found this little beauty growing wild. The petals are feather like growing on a rosa canina type shrub. http://www.bt3.co.uk/rose/1.jpg http://www.bt3.co.uk/rose/2.jpg http://www.bt3.co.uk/rose/3.jpg http://www.bt3.co.uk/rose/4.jpg http://www.bt3.co.uk/rose/5.jpg http://www.bt3.co.uk/rose/6.jpg http://www.bt3.co.uk/rose/7.jpg http://www.bt3.co.uk/rose/8.jpg http://www.bt3.co.uk/rose/9.jpg http://www.bt3.co.uk/rose/10.jpg  Thanks.

• 10/08/2009 08:45 PM	In reply to
  solstice Location: Joined on: 07 Jan 2009 Posts: 19	Reply | Contact Hi, I've never seen one of these, but I think it's a Robin's pincushion gall - see here: http://hedgerowmobile.com/Diplolepisrosa.html. Well done for spotting it!

• 11/08/2009 04:51 AM	In reply to
  Foxnfirefly Location: Virginia,USA Joined on: 01 Jul 2008 Posts: 165	Reply | Contact That's a wonderful catch!!  Thanks for sharing.  Was it fragrant?