Rose hip Rose hip The rose hip or rosehip, also called rose haw and rose hep, is the accessory fruit of the rose plant. It is typically red to orange, but ranges from dark purple to black in some species. Rose hips begin to form after successful pollination of flowers in spring or early summer, and ripen in late summer through autumn. Roses are propagated from hips by removing the achenes that contain the seeds from the hypanthium (the outer coating) and sowing just beneath the surface of the soil. The seeds can take many months to germinate. Most species require chilling
Bush tomato is roasted before being eaten or dried. Fruit of "S.orbiculatum" is edible, but the fruit of the large leafed form may be bitter. Fruit of "S. phlomoides" appears to be edible after the removal of seeds and roasting or sundrying. "S. aviculare" contains solasodine, a steroid used in the manufacture of oral contraceptives. Bush tomato The term bush tomato refers to the fruit or entire plants of certain nightshade ("Solanum") species native to the more arid parts of Australia. While they are quite closely related to tomatoes ("Solanum lycopersicum"), they might be even closer relatives of the eggplant ("S. melongena"),