Rose photo courtesy of Kathy Strong

San Juan Capistrano, California -- Dec 19, 2011. Ya gotta love a rose that REALLY wants to bloom even when the rest of it is covered with hips, even on the same stem.

Uploaded 19 DEC 11

Rose photo courtesy of Kathy Strong

San Diego, California on September 9, 2017.

Uploaded 9 SEP 17

Rose photo courtesy of Kathy Strong

San Juan Capistrano, California -- Dec 19, 2011. Same plant, four months later -- nearly all blooms are now hips.

Uploaded 19 DEC 11

Rose photo courtesy of Kathy Strong

San Juan Capistrano, California -- Dec 19, 2011. Even the hips have KILLER thorns. NEVER NEVER try to deadhead this rose without gloves on. Your fingers will look like a pin cushion. OUCH!

Uploaded 19 DEC 11