Briton Bommer
Ms.O
May 22, 2008
Honors geo
Flora report (Rosa Foetida)

The Austrian copper rose covers itself in red and yellow flowers. This is rose grows 2 to 8 feet tall. Currently the one in my yard is 3 feet tall. The flowers are eatable for many animals in the area but none really eat it from what I have seen. The plant requires new fertilizer every two years. The plant needs to be watered every two to three day. The plant protects itself with a think stringy bark. Animals find it extremely hard to chew and swallow. The blowers of the rose are the only edible part of the flower. The light required for this flower is sun to full sun on it. The flower blooms from early spring to late fall. When first planted the seed needs to be covered and needs plenty of room to grow. When it is planted it is very sensitive to the world around it, it can’t be over or under watered. At first it is very sensitive but as it grows it becomes stronger and because it is not free standing it is classified as a climbing rose. This means it has to have support for it to grow taller.