Rose Hybridizers Association Forum

Of course you can attempt any cross in both directions. Some will work, others won't. I most often use species pollen on moderns as I've found that more often results in viable seed and it's TREMENDOUSLY easier determining if the resulting seedlings are actual hybrids instead of selfs. Many (not all...

IF, and it appears from the complaints posted to Face Book and Houzz that might be a LARGE "IF", you receive the rose you ordered from RVR. One frequent purchaser from them I know in Idaho states she received a full 50% mis named roses this year, higher than previously. She purchases MANY roses annu...

Thanks, Tim. Burling is female. Burlington is the name of her nursery. She's lovely, but terribly over worked. She is a one person operation and how she handles it all is beyond me! I hope you're able to get some response from the Canadian nurseries. There ARE many of Mr. Moore's roses in gardens, b...

Hi Tim, you don't indicate where you live (US? Canada? Europe? etc.) which makes a huge difference. If you're in the US, probably the final remaining decent source of minis is Burlington Roses in Visalia, CA. Burling did the breeding, propagation and MANY other chores at Sequoia Nursery for over thi...

I use Xanthina, Primula and my 1-72-1Hugonis each season. I've put all three on Blue for You and Lilac Charm with no results. I would have thought Lilac Charm to be a sure fire choice but it didn't produce anything. I no longer grow that one.

Be aware that rodents and many birds LOVE rose seeds and tiny seedlings. Using the weather to supply "winter" is perfectly rational. Hopefully, you can protect them against any creatures which would find your smorgasbord delicious.

I found two old ones from several years ago in the outbox, but when I hit the send or submit (whichever it is, I don't remember, though I sent a PM only a few hours ago) they show as 'sent' and are in the 'sent' mail. All of the others I sent in the interim since those two odd ones are in the "sent"...

Yes, Karl, as both Harkness and LeGrice wrote, water stress induces mildew. Dry the plants out sufficiently and you get diseases. When something mildews here, I increase the water. With my selections for this yard, that's done the trick.

You might find my thread about "Hesperhodos" interesting. I have "splashed and dashed" on Stellata mirifica for thirty or so years with the only result having been something Nature did without me. It wasn't until a few months ago when I aggressively drowned its blooms with Minutifolia pollen using a...

Very much like Pernet's "what black spot?" when asked about the black spot on his Pernetianas. And, Ralph Moore's "what rust?" when asked about the rust on so many of his beautiful hybrid Rugosas. Pernet grew his roses where black spot wasn't supported. Ralph grew his hybrid Rugosas where rust tradi...

You're welcome, but don't get your hopes up.... With all the types I tried growing in warmer zones than they were rated to, nearly all of them developed rust when waters stressed. Not all of them waited until the end of the season, either. Nature has paired the fungal issues with the plants to devel...

Look at the Google images for Rose Rust https://www.google.com/search?q=rose+rust&client=firefox-b-1-d&sxsrf=ALeKk00MetX3TIsNZgfBmvY03xjBmqkOvA:1604724630179&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjd1KyM0e_sAhVBIDQIHS3SB1QQ_AUoAnoECDEQBA&biw=1473&bih=762. Yes, there are marks on the fronts of the leav...

Thank you, Stephen! I'll pass that along to Malcolm.

Blue for You has been RUDELY healthy for me in California, too. NO fungal issues what so ever. It's a fertile triploid which appears to self pollinate early. MANY seedlings I've raised from it have been obvious selfs. Most are wonderfully scented, as it is. Eyes for You is an offspring from Blue for...

Thank you. That's my intention. I hope to be able to use the results from these seedlings with the L56Min2 and L56Puzzle lines. Who knows where they may lead? Thankfully, it's the journey that provides the fun!

I have played with Stellata mirifica and Minutifolia for many years. It appears I have finally succeeded in combining the two. The stigma disk is deep in the Mirifca ovary. I've attempted pollinating it using my finger with no success, so this year, I employed the small paint brush technique. Rememb...

It's interesting seeing how the varying characteristics sort out. You may (or may not) find something with greater hardiness and/or health. It's fun.

I have been there three times over the past fifty years. I don't remember any rose there being touted as having no prickles. There is a stand of the white blackberry, which I was able to purchase from them decades ago and spread around quite a bit for some years. There are a few of his named rambler...

Dr. Malcolm Manners of Florida Southern College, posted to the Antique Rose Forum on Houzz/Garden Web, the following. So far, only Paul Barden has offered him any advice. If anyone here has more to add, please do! You are welcome to post the response there or here, and I will copy and paste it there...

It depends upon the genetics. Nessie, [(R. Brunonii X R. Gigantea) X Mlle Cecile Brunner] is a cathedral eater, yet her seeds are TINY and they all germinate. I have offspring from her with Mlle de Sombreuil (George Washington Richardson), Faith Whittlesey, Purezza and even Tom Thumb! Golden Angel i...