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
A Rose Is Still a Rose top forty in Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. Franklin's biggest commercial success of the 1990s, "A Rose Is Still a Rose" was certified gold by the RIAA and would remain her final album to earn a certification in the United States. In 1991, Franklin released her thirty-sixth studio album "What You See Is What You Sweat". A moderate commercial success throughout Europe, particularly in Scandinavia, it became a commercial failure in the United States, peaking at number 153 on US "Billboard" 200 and dropping off the charts after seven weeks only. While Franklin remained active the following years, providing songs on