Irish Burnet Rose, Rosa spinosissima (Briúlán)
Sigma SD15, 15mm-30mm lens, iso 50
Irish Burnet Rose, Rosa spinosissima (Briúlán)
Irish Nature photography by : Nigel Borrington
Rosa spinosissima (Briúlán)
A walk along a woodland path or river bank at this time of year will give you a wonderful view of Ireland wild flowers, yesterday I photographed these wild roses.
“This little rose is such a delight to find, usually on sandy soil, limestone pavements and grassy heaths. It’s an erect, bushy shrub, about 50cm in height with numerous straight thorns and stiff bristles. Its pretty 3-5cm flowers can be white, cream or pink and are comprised of five heart-shaped petals. They flower from May to August after which the bush displays its fruit in spherical, purplish-black hips which still have the remnants of the sepals at their tops. The leaves are 3-5 pairs of small rounded leaflets. This shrub usually sheds its leaves in winter. It is a native plant belonging to the family Rosaceae. There are some microspecies. ”
Ref : Wildflowers of Ireland
Sigma SD15, 15mm-30mm lens, iso 50
Irish Burnet Rose, Rosa spinosissima (Briúlán)
Irish Nature photography by : Nigel Borrington
Sigma SD15, 15mm-30mm lens, iso 50
Irish Burnet Rose, Rosa spinosissima (Briúlán)
Irish Nature photography by : Nigel Borrington
Nigel Borrington 
Wild roses………..ah they are beautiful……..so small, clean and delicate, almost like spring blossoms. Lovely, Nigel 🙂
July 3, 2013 at 3:05 pm
Hello Sharon 🙂
Thank you and i ma very pleased you enjoyed them 🙂
July 3, 2013 at 4:07 pm
gorgeous – love the definition and colour in the top shot Nigel
July 3, 2013 at 3:38 pm
Hello Chas 🙂
Thank you, Very Happy that you enjoyed this post and images. Thank you for commenting 🙂
July 3, 2013 at 4:08 pm
Beautiful photography
July 3, 2013 at 7:16 pm
I have a wild rose in my garden but a different variety I think as the flowers are a deeper more vibrant pink
July 4, 2013 at 11:30 am
Hello Puala,
Yes I bet there are as many different types of wild roses as designer garden types.
July 4, 2013 at 5:57 pm
Wow you sure have pretty wild flowers in Ireland 🙂
July 4, 2013 at 2:06 pm
Hello Norma 🙂
Yes just loving it now the summer is here !
July 4, 2013 at 5:44 pm
May I reblog this?
July 7, 2013 at 8:07 pm
Hello, Thank you for asking and yes your more than welcome 🙂
July 7, 2013 at 8:09 pm
Thank you
July 7, 2013 at 8:10 pm
Reblogged this on bearspawprint and commented:
This lovelies look like the wild tea roses I found growing in Oregon near the Siuslaw River, when I lived there 50 years ago. We called them Tea Roses because of the soft sweet tea scent. Kinda like a rosy pekoe. When I visited the area, via Google Earth, I found that every spot that had these wild brambly flowers has been completely suburbanized. Probably they are extinct in the Oregon wild, now. I wonder if they were Irish transplants, left from long ago homesteaders? Or native? —- Bear
July 7, 2013 at 8:20 pm