The Virginia rose, also known as a common wild rose or prairie rose, is a woody perennial in the rose family native to eastern North America, where it is the most common wild rose. ~ Wikipedia
The pollen on the wild rose’s yellow anthers are an important food source for many beneficial insects, including bees. The rose hips they produce are a winter food for birds and mammals such as waxwings, grouse, pine grosbeaks, rabbits, and even coyotes.
I took these pics in July. They grow everywhere in our province, but these are from my daughter’s garden at her summer home in Lead Cove, NL.
Can you tell I miss summer already?
What’s your favourite wild flower?
This is my contribution to Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Jennifer's Journal 
Really beautiful 🌺
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Thanks!
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Gorgeous! I love Lemon Thyme–the scent just makes me happy . . . I know it’s an herb, but I plant it with wildflowers . . .
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Lemon thyme sounds like a lovely addition! Thanks, Kristine. 🙂
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I think I have a wild rose shrub in my garden. I recognize the flower and leaves. Your pictures are so summery and pretty!
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Yes, it seems I’m hanging on to summer memories for dear life. I’ll come around to fall by the time winter gets here. 😀
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Lol. 🙂
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Jennifer, can I join you on missing summer already?! The warm autumn was beautiful but it’s hard to adjust to the current cold.
Your post was like a soft summer breeze and this is one of my favourite flowers, I love the name for it in Canada. Its fragrance brings me straight to my grandparent’s island where it grew abundantly and I have some in my garden now. I hope you often visit your daughter so you can enjoy these. Hugs xx
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I know, Annika. It’s actually 16 degrees Celsius here today but most days now are colder. Hard to adjust is right!
They do have a lovely fragrance, don’t they? I have another kind of wild rose growing through my neighbour’s fence and slowly migrating into my yard. I love them. 🙂 xx
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So pretty, Jennifer. It’s great that these grow wild and are also such an important part of the food supply. By the way, those yellow wildflowers I was asking you about and also calling ragweed? I was wrong – it’s goldenrod! There is a ragweed plant but it’s not that pretty and I’m glad it isn’t as widespread around here! Fewer sneezes! Happy summer dreams!
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Ah, goldenrod! It must be tough to have allergies like that. I know a guy who can’t have a back or front lawn because he’s allergic to plain old grass! I can’t imagine not going near grass. Such a sin.
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Such pretty flowers
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Thanks for stopping by, Joanne!
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What timing you had. Love this duo.
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Thanks, Jacqui. I loved the way they came out.
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Gorgeous photos, Jennifer! When we first moved to Charlotte, I was amazed by the wild flowers growing along the interstates. I love them all!
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Me too, Jill. Daisies and buttercups are also delightful to me.
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