I have been “playing” with open pollinated hips just to learn how to grow roses from seeds. This past fall, collected hips from my climber, Florentina. When opened, the hips had such a fresh sweet fragrance like pumpkins! I have over 60 seedlings! Has anyone used Florentina in their breeding program? Will the new seedlings be climbers as well? Thanks for your insight!
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Here,in zone 4,“Florentina” bears few fruit.I sowed a few seeds,afew sprouts sprouted easily.Polination is free.The following year,2024,one bloomed in outdoor condition.I dont know if it will be a climber.The flower is similar to “Florentina” itself .There was a drought, fertilized with asches,not sprayed.
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Thank you for your response - I will keep you posted as to how my seedlings proceed!
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i grabbed a couple hips this fall off of a large, healthy Florentina at a local garden this fall. not many seeds inside, but one has germinated (the first in a tray of hundreds. don’t know if that means anything regarding vigor). so i will be following along in this thread as well.
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