rose hips?

I went to About.com and found an answer for you, since I have no experience with this. Technically this isn't a 'tea' question, but it was an interesting one.

Rose Hips Recipes

Rose hips are the cherry-sized red fruits of the rose bush left behind after the bloom has died. Although nearly all rose bushes produce rose hips, the tastiest for eating purposes come from the Rosa rugosa variety. The flavor is described as fruity and spicy, much like the cranberry. Harvest the fruits after the first frost when they become fully-colored, but not overripe. They should yield to gentle pressure but not be soft or wrinkly. Most recipes advise removing the irritating hairy seeds before processing the fruit. When cooking with rose hips, do not use any metal pans or utensils other than stainless steel or risk discoloration of the fruit and loss of its precious vitamin C stores.

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Thanks, Serene. I'm not sure what a rugoso rose looks like; I'll check it out.

LisaG

Neither do I- your guess is as good as mine. when you find out the answer, please let us all know. I found Copernic to be a great search engine for this question

Growing in the Old World gave me an opportunity to drink tea you are talking about on daily basis. It's made from hips of Rosa Canina or Dog Rose which is a common European wild rose, with single pink or white flowers.