A: You’re absolutely right! Cool, huh? These fruits are actually referred to as ‘hips’, and their orange color is attractive to birds.

New plants can be propagated from the many small seeds within that hip. Georgia Gardener Walter Reeves says this task can be started indoors in the wintertime but could take 4 - 8 weeks before the seeds sprout. If not harvesting them for the seeds, just leave them for the birds!

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