Support local pollinators by planting natives. We’ve put together a list of our favorite Pacific Northwest flowers, trees and shrubs that feed local pollinators.

Nootka Rose The Rose Family—Rosaceae Rosa nutkana C. Presl (Rose-uh noot-KAY-nuh) Names: Nutkana is derived from Nootka; Nootka Sound is a […]

nootka (or wild) rose

Detailed photo of native plant

Sumptuous, silky and altogether divine, this rose petal jelly elevates foraged fare to new heights. Recipe yield 4-5 half pints.Note: The calcium and directions for the calcium water in this recipe is included in the Pomona's package.

Nootka Rose (Rosa nutkana)Figure 1. Nootka Rose (Rosa nutkana) image showing flower, leaf and hip. (source: Seaton, L. 2011) Common Name: Nootka RoseScientific Name: Rosa nutkanaIsland Hulkemel’em Name: qel'qulhpFamily: Rosaceae Uvic Campus Locations: Nootka Roses can be found in numerous park and wooded areas around Victoria, but there is an abundance on the Uvic Campus as

Rosa nutkana, the Nootka rose, bristly rose, or wild rose is a 2–10 feet (0.61–3.05 m) tall perennial shrub in the rose family (Rosaceae). (Source: Wikipedia, '', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_nutkana, CC BY-SA 3.0 . Photo: (c) Jerzy Opioła, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA))

‘Nutkana Plena’ – syn. ‘Schalin 10’, ‘Tarja Halonen’ – AGM 1993. Botanisch.

Silently living its beautiful life in a seasonally flooded ditch near our wholesale nursery we spotted this deep pink flowering variant of our locally native Nootka rose. Intensely fragrant deep pink single flowers appear from May-July. followed by brilliant red hips that ripen in fall. The first and second year canes carry a heavy mahogany […]