Day 91: Rosa Multiflora

“Rosa multiflora is grown as an ornamental plant, and also used as a rootstock for grafted ornamental rose cultivars. In eastern North America, Rosa multiflora is now generally considered an invasive species, though it was originally introduced from Asia as a soil conservation measure, as a natural hedge to border grazing land, and to attract wildlife. It is readily distinguished from American native roses by its large inflorescences, which bear multiple flowers and hips, often more than a dozen, while the American species bear only one or a few on a branch.” (To read more about this plant click here)