Question
Hi, I live in zone 6 in Missouri. I wish to grow some some Rugusta roses for the hips. My question is,which of the rugusta roses have the largest hips and are pretty too? Linda

Answer
Scabrosa has very large hips and they also stay firm until ripe. Some roses have hips that go mushy before they are ripe.
Rugosa Alba also has good hips but will sucker madly. There is a series called Pavement and most of them have good hips but Scabrosa is still the largest.