Rosa Rugosa are the best! I’ve had ‘Hansa’ in the past at my other farm. Gorgeous fragrance and lovely hips.
Two other faves are ‘Blanc Double d’Coulbert’ and ‘Frau Dagmar.’ Same qualities in white and pink.
I’m trying to find a spot for them out here. As a farmer, Beau HATES roses because he has to deal with wild roses in the pasture all the time, so I’m choosing this battle...carefully! ;)
I got some really big hips this year and dried them for tea. Kind of a pain because you have to get the seeds out from inside. The hummingbirds like the rugosa the best. It still has a few late blooms, 3 even now.