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Rose Hips Information

Rose hips form on rose bushes after the rose has faded away. A rose hip looks like a small, red berry. Many people dead head faded roses to encourage more blooms, but this will stop the production of rose hips if you are trying to grow your own.

  1. Nutrition

    • Rose hips are very high in vitamin C, iron, vitamin A and calcium and contain good levels of vitamin E, manganese and B vitamins. You can use them for baking and health supplements.

    Food

    • Gail Butler describes how to make jelly, syrup and soup in "Gather Rose Hips for Health." The creamy soup recipe is Swedish and uses sour cream or yogurt.

    Tea

    • Growers dry the rose hips and seal them into tea bags or simply brew several hips in boiling water for ten minutes. This tea has a full bodied, woodsy flavor and can be sweetened like other teas with sugar or honey. The vitamin C content makes this tea great for colds and sore throats.

    Growing

    • Do not remove old rose blooms from roses. Wait for rose hips to form.

    Drying

    • Spread rose hips out on a cookie sheet and dry naturally over several weeks or dry in the oven. You can actually use them fresh, but drying rose hips preserves them for use all year.

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