Help! why are my rosebuds growing unknown buds(out of the ripened one)after the petal slump rotten? this is strange to me. you know where the manly and female...
this is strange to me. you know where the manly and female parts of a rose are. thats where on earth new rosebuds are growing. I'd show you a picture if i could.
Answers: Oh, that's not a bud. That is call a "hip" and it contains the seeds.
Is this what you are seeing:
http://images.flush.yahoo.com/search/im...
These will eventually swell up and turn bright red. The birds and squirrels love them and they are also edible for humans as economically.