I saw something very similar all over the sand in the walk through to the beach at Harlech. I had never seen them there before, but it has always been later in the year when we went. Very short growing, yellow flowered rose. I was amazed it could grow in what are virtually sand dunes.
If I go later in the year, I will try and remember to get some hips. I think there were some shrivelled up black things, but I left them as I thought they were well past it. The roses I saw in the sand were less than six inch tall, with many small leaflets. I wonder how high they would grow in decent soil with a bit of muck under them.
Thanks for that I said to my husband that I thought they looked like wild roses but we didn't think they'd be growing there - must get some for my garden as they might just survive!! Hard to get photos as I was clambering down quite steep rocks at the time!
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Growing next to the sea on the rocks
Rosa pimpinellifolia, possibly. A bit difficult to tell without a better look.
If you live in Derbyshire, as I do.
I saw something very similar all over the sand in the walk through to the beach at Harlech. I had never seen them there before, but it has always been later in the year when we went. Very short growing, yellow flowered rose. I was amazed it could grow in what are virtually sand dunes.
I'd go with that, on the information we have in that picture. I love R. pimpinellifolia - a gorgeous little thing.
If you visit later in the year when there are some hips, if we're correct they'll be round and blackish.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
If I go later in the year, I will try and remember to get some hips. I think there were some shrivelled up black things, but I left them as I thought they were well past it. The roses I saw in the sand were less than six inch tall, with many small leaflets. I wonder how high they would grow in decent soil with a bit of muck under them.
I inherited one in a previous garden - it made a lovely little 'thicket' about a couple of feet high - gorgeous.
David Austin says up to 3 feet tall http://www.davidaustinroses.co.uk/english/Showrose.asp?Showr=240
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks for that I said to my husband that I thought they looked like wild roses but we didn't think they'd be growing there - must get some for my garden as they might just survive!! Hard to get photos as I was clambering down quite steep rocks at the time!
Just to give an idea of where they are growing - they're in bottom left of photo.
Looks like an abseiling job. Where is it ?