Product Overview
This coin is part of Crystal Dewdrop Flowers collection
From the Maritime Provinces in the East, to the lower mountain valleys of the Rocky Mountains west of the prairies, and north to Nunavut, the wild rose (Rosa acicularis) punctuates the Canadian landscape with pink. Is is known by many names, including the prickly rose, the prickly wild rose, the bristly rose and the Arctic rose.
Blooming begins in June, but is delayed until July further north. During this time, the small, 3-foot-high (1 meter) shrub displays a profusion of elegant flowers that grow individually or in clusters of two or three. The young buds appear almost red before they open to reveal vibrant pink petals with a yellow pollen-bearing stamen at their center. As the petals mature, they gradually fade to white and will disappear altogether as the flower sets its fruit by autumn.
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