Roses are perhaps the most popular flowering plants worldwide. Commonly grown in most garden borders, roses have long been admired by gardeners and florists for centuries, valued for their romantic blooms and heady fragrances.
Different from hybrid roses and cultivars that have been developed and bred to produce picture-perfect flowers, there are many alternative varieties of wild roses that are ideal for a natural aesthetic. Dog roses, Rosa canina, as seen in the images here, are one such option. While they are slightly more primitive in form, often with singular, open flowers that have five petals, they are no less beautiful.
