I have a lovely plant of Rosa glauca which is often admired by my friends.

The unfurling leaves of Rosa glauca, for instance, open blood-red, then turn more blue-violet as they mature.

NEXT: Rosa glauca (also called rubrifolia), a rose that's a real flop as a flower.

Any roses such as Rosa glauca or Rosa moyesii that are grown for their decorative hips should not be deadheaded.

The hips on Rosa moyesii are pear-shaped, while those on Rosa glauca are shaped like vases.

Rosa glauca (Red-leaved Rose or Redleaf Rose; syn.

Rosa glauca is a deciduous arching shrub of sparsely bristled and thorny cinnamon-coloured arching canes 1.5-3 m tall.

ROSA GLAUCA, Forevergreen Farm, 70 New Gloucester Road, North Yarmouth, Me.

The larvae feed on Rose species, including Rosa acicularis, Rosa arkansana, Rosa canina, Rosa glauca, Rosa pendulina, Rosa pimpinellifolia, Rosa rubiginosa, Rosa seraphini, Rosa soulieana and Rosa tomentosa.

The larvae feed on Potentilla caulescens, Rosa arkansana, Rosa canina, Rosa centifolia, Rosa glauca, Rosa pendulina, Rosa rubiginosa, Rosa rugosa, Rosa tomentosa, Rosa wichuriana, Sanguisorba minor and Sanguisorba officinalis.