Dog Rose

(Rosa-canina)
 
The Dog Rose is a very good honey plant for the wild- and honeybees. Cultivated forms of roses with filled blossoms only give little nectar and pollen to insects. Whereas wild roses are very pollen rich. Furthermore its fruits serve as food for 27 bird species and its spines are an effective protection against predators. For humans Dog Rose is a useful plant for medication.

As part of the educational initiative "Biodiversity and Environmental Education", a green lawn was transformed into a colourful, species-rich garden on this site by the pupils of the Längenfeld Primary School and Middle School Nature Park Schools.