Photos: near Dungarvan, Co. Waterford

Sherard's Downy-rose Rosa sherardii Rós Shioraird Family: Rosaceae Flowering June - July. Deciduous shrub. Native. The deep pink flowers on glandular-hairy stalks have sepals with some lobes and they usually persist until the fruit ripens. The fruit are globose to ovoid with stalked glands. Bluish green, downy leaves, the undersides with few or no stalked glands. Erect growth to 2m. Grows on variety of soils and tolerates moderately wet, acidic conditions. Widespread except in central Ireland in hedges, woodland edges and on heathland and roadsides. Identified by Paul Green

Sherard's Downy-rose, Rosa sherardii, Rós Shioraird