I’m so nosey, but–
What crosses have you made so far?
I’ve done these:
Applejack x Baby Love
Pacific Seranade x Smooth Angel
Cotton Candy x Single petal banksia
The Pearl x Single petal banksia
R. moschata abysinnica x Single petal banksai (woot!)
Aloha x Dapple Dawn
Fair Dinkum x Dapple Dawn
Red Flow Carpet X Ruby Meidland (and vise versa)
(Sutter’s Gold x Renea) x Baby Love
So far…
Lynn Anderson x Honey Dijon
Lynn Anderson x Bees Knees
Lynn Anderson x Hot Cocoa
Lynn Anderson x Marilyn Monroe
Lynn Anderson x Distant Drums
Lynn Anderson x Basil’s Kisses (seedling)
George Burns x Miami Moon
Touch of Class x Fabulous
Louise Estes x Brandy
Louise Estes x Honey Dijon
Louise Estes x Perfume Tiger
Louise Estes x Distant Drums
Singin’ in the Rain x Silverado
Neptune x Honey Dijon
French Lace x weekrossotono
Tradescant x Fabulous
Fabulous x Miami Moon
Fabulous x Hot Cocoa
Fabulous x Moonstone
Fabulous x weekrossotono
Fabulous x Marilyn Monroe
Fabulous x McCartney Rose
Distant Drums x Hot Cocoa
Distant Drums x Louise Estes
Jean Kenneally x McCartney Rose
Diana, Princess of Wales x Silverado
Diana, Princess of Wales x Distant Drums
Nancy Jean x Silverado
Sorbet Bouquet x Miami Moon
Sorbet Bouquet x Perfume Tiger
Hot Cocoa x Belle Story
Neptune x Osiana
Moonstone x Marilyn Monroe
French Lace x Neptune
so far -
Brass Band x Honey Bouquet
Honey Bouquet x Brass Band
Joycie x Buff Beauty
Buff Beauty x Joycie
Purple Passion x Joshua Bradley
Joshua Bradley x Purple Passion
Rise n Shine x Texas Centenial
Texas Centential x Rise n Shine
Purple Passion x Valcenia
Pinstripe x Lynnie
Gingersnap x Pinstripe
Francis Dubreuil x Lynnie
Joshua Bradley x Francis Dubreuil
Purple Passion x Lynnie
Honey Bouquet x Lynnie
Lynnie x Honey Bouquet
Lynnie x Purple Passion
Gingersnap x George Burns
Valcenia x Francis Dubreuil
Marbree x Francis Dubreuil
Pat, have you had Brass Band seeds germinate? I’ve had a tough time with them.
Judith, this is my first year using it so I don’t know. Thats why I went both ways with the cross. I suppose I will find out this winter, will let you know then.
Patrick
I’ve had trouble with them. Big seeds and lots of them. This year I’ll try them in soil. Some seeds just don’t like to germinate in paper towels.
OK, can I just say I am quite jealous. My roses have not even started blooming in my greenhouse!
I haven’t done any crosses yet either, although I have collected and frozen some pollen. We had an unusually long rainy season this year. A few roses have started to bloom, and the others have lots of buds, but they are about a month behind last year.
We haven’t made any crosses either. Hardly a bud outside, and a few in the greenhouse, so it will be after we get back from Shreveport. Have some frozen pollen from last season to get us started.
For the past two years I’ve allowed my Suaveolens’ rootstock to grow out. It’s eglatine, the pure species I’m assuming. It came from Rosarie at the Bayfields before they closed.
Well, I pollinated a few new flowers late at night (11:30 pm) with Applejack. Such a cross ought to provide really fragrant leaved seedlings…
Last year I got germinations of Greenmantle X Applejack-- one seedling bloomed, meaning that Greenmantle MUST have a recessive gene for repeat bloom.
However, the leaves are truly fragrant. But I’m giving it a chance-- maybe when it’s older, it will be more fragrant…
Enrique,
Have you smelled Rosa glutinosa foliage yet? I really have to recommend it again, if you haven’t. I think it’s foliage is much more fragrant than R. eglanteria or ‘Applejack’. And I like the quality of the scent better too. It’s called the “Pine-Scented Rose”, which I can understand, because the foliage is “piney”. But I could just as easily call it “Tangerine-Scented Rose”; to me, there is definitely something “citrusy” about its foliage scent. Last year, it covered itself with bristly, bottle-shaped hips, at least twice as big as Rosa eglanteria. And keep in mind, the plant itself is only less-than-knee-high.
It was a little slow to get established, but the longer I have this plant, the more I like it. I’ll post some pictures later when it blooms. You’ll just have to use your imagination for the smell. But trust me, if you are into foliage scents, you’ve gotta make a little room for this tiny little fragrance factory.
It’s hard to find, but I got mine from Forest Farm, several years ago. They might still have some, even if it’s not listed in their catalog – I’d ask.
I planted all the seeds from last year, but so far none have come up. I’m guessing that they might need a lot of cold to break dormancy.
I’ve tried to get that rose a some time back Tom-- I think it was you who recommended it…
Well,
I would love it-- if i can find room. The eglatine I’m working with is a rootstock shoot that I just allowed to bloom.
Enrique,
I’ll try to get a picture of my plant so you can see how little room it needs. It’s like a mini. Nothing like the monstrous size Rosa eglanteria can reach.
And maybe I can get you seeds this season, if you can’t find a source.