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| Hi folks,
I am newbie on growing rose to smell,enjoy and to EAT... I have few questions hope that your, the expert, can give me some info and advice. 1. I know rose hips is good source of antioxidant, can I EAT rose petal? what is the nutrition on the petal? 2. How to do pollination on rose? is it the same way as tomato?shaking the flower? 3. I am growing dwaft variety in container, what is the good size for this variety(don't know the exact name for my variety) 4. I 'think' maybe it is hard for the rose to form fruit in my area, just would like to know, can I eat the petal? not interested to making them for tea. 5. Is it all roses can be eaten? Thank in advance for those who answer. Weew |
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- Posted by carolinakate z7b PiedmontNC (My Page) on Mon, Jun 27, 05 at 17:03
| Weew, I am not at all an expert on roses. Just started growing some myself! But I think I can answer a couple of your questions: #5. I'm pretty sure all roses can be eaten. But if you are growing them to eat, you will have to be careful not to put any toxic chemicals on them. Then they would be dangerous to eat. |
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| Thanks Carolinakate. But I still need to know about the petal? |
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- Posted by carolinakate z7b PiedmontNC (My Page) on Mon, Jun 27, 05 at 22:24
| The petal is okay to eat. When I researched the internet, the sites I found said not enough research had been done on the nutrient content of rose petals to know what they contain. Most research focuses on the rose hips which are high in vitamin C. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Rose petals
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