Some rose hips in close-up (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
A Rosa Rugosa specimen in the province of Québec, Canada. Français : Un spécimen de Rosa Rugosa observé au Québec, Canada. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Japanese “shore eggplant” or Korean “haedanghwa” (flowers near the seashore), rosa rugosa flowers are edible and have the strongest and sweetest of rose scents! I’m so lucky to live by the sea and enjoy their fresh sweet scent as I walk by the water in May and June.
They can be displayed in a vase (but they have millions of tiny thorns, so be extra careful if when picking or cutting!)
The rose hips (harvested in the Fall) can be used for rose hip tea, preserves , jelly or wine- yum!
In this dye bath I used 1 tsp vinegar, and 2 tsp alum for a mordant, and 1 tsp cream of tartar. I simmered the flowers for about 2 hours then added my fabric swatches. Lovely dusty pink color- and your clothing will smell like roses!
wash in cold water.
made in montauk 