(Fragrant Cloud x Rosa carolina) X Carefree Sunshine

General Discussion
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My mildew-resistant seedling from this cross finally is blooming and so is one of its siblings. I don’t think either one is going to repeat.

If you’re interested you can see them at the link below.

Link: www.geocities.com/tesilvers/rose/mildew_resistant.html

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Wow, that’s excellent Tom! Congratulations!

3

Beautiful! Mazel tov!

4

Tom, those are nice blooms. How long did it take to get the first blooms from seeds?

Jim Sproul

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Thanks all.

I’m thinking this is it’s third growing season, Jim. That’s from a seed that was germinated outside in a plastic milk-jug bottom – overwintered outside for stratification.

Yeah, that’s right, now that I think about it…

I planted it where it’s growing now, in June or July of 2005, right after we moved into the new place. It had just germinated that Spring [2005]. So I actually did the cross in 2004.

3 years from cross, 2 from germination

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Beautiful! Did Fragrant Cloud contribute it’s scent?

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The seed parent has a strong but more old-rosey scent than ‘Fragrant Cloud’. I’m sure that has something to do with it having two strongly-scented parents (‘Fragrant Cloud’ X Rosa carolina).

Unfortunately, the mildew-resistant offspring of that one (from ‘Carefree Sunshine’ pollen) doesn’t have as strong of a scent as its mother or maternal grandparents. It takes after ‘Carefree Sunshine’ more in the scent department. It’s still fairly fragrant – I’m just spoiled and expected (or at least was hoping) that it should have a whole lot more.