Although my Dr Grill is very double with incurving petals in the centre, the stigmas still peep out enough to be fertilised by insects. I think this explains why some hips take and others don't. I'm guessing about a 30-40% hip production rate for each flower. This is the best close up I could get.
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Although my Dr Grill is very double with incurving petals in the centre, the stigmas still peep out enough to be fertilised by insects. I think this explains why some hips take and others don't. I'm guessing about a 30-40% hip production rate for each flower. This is the best close up I could get.