Rose of some "Rosa sericea", four). These may be long enough to be visible when viewed from above and appear as green points alternating with the rounded petals. There are multiple superior ovaries that develop into achenes. Roses are insect-pollinated in nature. The aggregate fruit of the rose is a berry-like structure called a rose hip. Many of the domestic cultivars do not produce hips, as the flowers are so tightly petalled that they do not provide access for pollination. The hips of most species are red, but a few (e.g. "Rosa pimpinellifolia") have dark purple to black hips. Each hip
A Red, Red Rose The lyrics are included in the song "Final Breath" by the post rock band Pelican on their album "What We All Come to Need". Moscow-based art-rock band "Red Red Rose" derives its name from the poem and has a song called "RRR" inspired by the poem. When asked for the source of his greatest creative inspiration, American singer songwriter Bob Dylan selected Burns' 1794 song "A Red, Red Rose", as the lyrics that have had the biggest effect on his life. The song is highly evocative, including lines describing rocks melting with the sun, and the seas running dry. Burns