Roses by seed (Update pics 10/19)

[linamree]

Hi I was so excited when I read your post this morning, I went out to see how many rose hips I have. I have several different kind of rose bushes and all have some on them. Now I cant want for them to turn so I can see if I can start new ones. Thanks for the info. linamree

 

[Greensage45]

Wow,

Happy Mid-October!

One of my baby roses opened today. It is identical to the parent plant.

Here is the parent: Pink Rambler

Here is the baby rose; it is uncanny, perhaps a bit less white, but very good in the stripes.

Remember the table in the Spring?

Here is today!

Well, she is a very cute rose... I never could remember this Rose's name. I should look it up, but I always call her 'Lipstick'

Ron :rose

 

[vfem]

That is really wonderful Ron. I would LOVE to try to do roses from seed. It seems almost like a miracle to me. My grandmother used to propigate roses, or so I remember of her when I was a child... but I don't think she EVER did anything with their seed... ever!

It truly fascinates me!

 

[injunjoe]

Alright now I must start seed to!

They have gown fast Ron. They are all just wonderful.

Any tips on starting Rose seed?
Thanks; Joe

 

[desertcat]

Me three! This looks like fun. Gotta go call Mom and tell her to leave those rose hips alone.

 

[Broke Down Ranch]

I am excited to give the whole rose seed thing a try myself. I keep telling myself to be patient. I want to start them when the time is right. I REALLY need to get a soft paintbrush so I can try crossing my very pale pink with the deep burgundy red....

Thank you SO much for telling me about hips, Ron!

 

[Greensage45]

Oh me too, I did some last-minute pollinating yesterday. The trick is to gather the pollen pistils before the flower fully opens. Put them in a container and label the color. It takes a day or two for the pistils to release the pollen. Make a collection of colors in containers.

The flowers with the pistils removed can then be pollinated several days later with the pollen of another rose.

By the time a Rose has fully opened is the time that it is prepared to accept the pollen. The same time Bees come around! This is why the growers do this without the petals attached to the flower. They pull them off, sacrificing the beauty, in order to cross pollinate without the bees becoming attracted to it.

I really wish I could say that I have this down, I don't. I read and read and read, and then read more. Then I haphazardly try my hand at it! LOL

Maybe I will get lucky or finally get it!

Ron

 

[Broke Down Ranch]

Ron, did you share this link with me or did I actually stumble upon it on my own? Either way, I found it VERY informative for my beginner's mindset - NOT saying you are a beginner but I most certainly AM! LOL!


http://scvrs.homestead.com/HybridizeKB1.html

 

[Greensage45]

That is an awesome site... she makes it look so easy! The part that is hard is pulling away all the petals.

Ron

I cannot wait! Here come all the Hips! Hip Hip Hooray!

 

[897tgigvib]

I like that site about hybridizing roses so much that I put it in my favorites menu!