As I am in Tucson, and it’s quite hot here, I’m very far ahead of most of you in terms of this season’s hips. Almost all of mine are about 2 months old already, and I’m actually surprised at some that have set hips this year including Double Delight and St. Patrick. Most were open pollinated. I didn’t have a very big window this year to do my pollinations and keep records, since I was sole chairman of the rose show which peaked around pollination time, and the weather turned hot very quickly, so each morning I just threw pollen on ready blooms that I felt would be interesting crosses. Many were pollinated with Mme. Isaac Periere pollen, McCartney Rose, Deuil de Dr. Reynaud and what I think is Miami Moon. I don’t think most of the Miami Moon crosses took, but the Mme. IP pollinations look good, although since I didn’t keep track, I can’t be sure (I KNOW, I KNOW!! Don’t yell at me so loudly.)
Anyway, here’s what I’ve got perculating. Hips total about 1,010. Those with an * are my seedlings.
About Face 2005 = 6
Ambassador HT 1979 No
Angel Face FL 1968 = (new plant) 2
Arizona HT 1975 = No
Baron Girod d’lAin H. Perpetual 1897 = 50
Baronne Prevost H. Perpetual 1842 = 12
Basil’s Kisses 2003* = 2
Bees Knees Mini 1998 = Too new
Best Friends Mini 2002 = 10
Betty Boop Floribunda 1999 = 15 (probably won’t hold)
Black Jade Mini 1985 = 1
Black Magic HT 1997 = No
Bloomsbury Square FL/HT? 2003* No
Blue Girl HT 1964 = 70
Brandy HT 1982 = 0 (formed but rotted)
Brass Band Floribunda 1993 = 65
Buff Beauty HM 1939 = 2
Captain Thomas Cl HT 1935 = 3
Celebrity HT 1988 = No (too young)
Charmed Life 2003* = ?
Cherish HT 1980 = ?
Chi Chi 2003 Mini* = Not blooming
Color Magic HT 1978 = 2
Dainty Bess HT 1925 = Too young
Deuil de Dr. Reynaud Bourbon 1862 = 40
Diana Princess of Wales = 4
Doris Morgan Mini 2003 = 3
Double Delight HT 1977 = 2 (Yes!)
Durango Shrub* 2003 = 3
Eugene de Beauharnais China 1838 = ?
Figurine Mini 1991 = 50
Francis Dubreuil Tea 1894 = 2
French Lace Fl 1982 = 0
French Perfume HT 1993 = 5
Full Sail HT 1999 = 4
Garden Party HT 1959 = 3
Gene Boerner Floribunda 1968 = 50
George Burns Floribunda 1996 = 6
Giggles Mini 1987 = 50
Golden Celebration SHRUB DA 1992 = 100
Granada HT 1963 = ?
Heart O’ Gold Grandiflora 1997 = 2
Honor HT 1980 = 5
Hot Cocoa Floribunda 2003 = 35
Hot Tamale Mini 1993 = No
House of Stuart Shrub 2003* = ?
Incognito Mini 1995 = 5
Indigo Portland Unknown = 15
Intrigue Floribunda 1982 = No (too young)
Irene Watts China 1896 = 0
Jean Kenneally Mini 1984 = 30
John Hopper HP 1862 = No
Jude the Obscure SHRUB 1995 = ?
Just Joey HT 1972 = 2
Kiss of Honey 2003* = ?
Lady Hillingdon Tea 1910 = No
Leibeszauber HT 1990 = No
Linville Mini 1989 = No
Little Lil (Hybrid Musk) 2003* = 11
Louise Estes HT 1991 = 7
Louise Odier Bourbon 1851 = 70
Love Me Tender HT 2002 = 20
Love and Peace HT 2002 = 0
Lovely Linda Cl JS 2003* = 2
Lover’s Lane Hybrid Tea 2002 = 3
Loving Touch Mini 1983 = 20
Lynn Anderson HT 1993 = 5
Marchessa Boccella H. Perpetual 1842 = 8
Marilyn Monroe HT 2002 = 1?
Mary Magdalene SHRUB DA 1999 = 8
Memorial Day HT 2004 = No
Mme. Hardy Damask 1832 = No
Mme. Isaac Periere Bourbon 1889 = 15
Miami Moon Fl 2000 = 5
Miss Flippins Mini 1997 = No
Moonstone HT 1998 = No
Nancy Jean Mini 2004 = 2
Neptune HT 2004 = 2
Octoberfest GF 1998 = No
Oklahoma HT 1964 = 1
Patchwork HT = Sets hips, but don’t hold on
Paul Neyron H. Perpetual 1869 = No
Peace HT 1945 = 1
Perfect Moment HT 1991 = No
Perle d’Or Polyantha 1884 = 2
Prospero SHRUB DA 1982 = No
Queen Elizabeth GF 1954 = 40
Red Gold Floribunda 1971 = 2
Red/White Striped Mystery = 100
Reine des Violettes H. Perpetual 1860 = ?
Rina Hugo HT 1993 = Too new
Rosa Californica Species = Too new
Rosa Spithamea Species = Too new
Rosa Rugosa Rubra Species = Too new
Route 66 SHRUB = 60
Royal Highness = ?
Sally Holmes SHRUB 1976 - Too new
Scarlet Knight HT 1966 = 8
Signature HT 1996 = No
Singin’ in the Rain Floribunda 1994 = 2
Sonia HT 1974 = 9
Sorbet Bouquet Floribunda 2000 = 35
Soroptomist International Mini 1995 = No
Souv. de la Malmaison Bourbon 1843 = 2?
Spring Fake HT 1993 = No
St. Patrick HT 1996 = 1
Stainless Steel (4) HT 1991 = 6
Sweet Milo Shrub 2003* = No
Sweet Revenge Mini 1996 = No
Tammy Darlene Mini 2004 = 1
Teasing Georgia SHRUB DA 1998 = 20
The Fairy Polyantha 1932 = No
The McCartney Rose HT 1995 = No
Touch of Class HT 1986 = No
Tournament of Roses GF 1989 = No
Tradescant SHRUB DA 1993 = No
Tropical Sunset HT 1998 = No
Twisted Tillie Shrub 2003* = No
Uncle Joe/Toro HT 1972 = No
Uncle Paul JS 2003* = 1
Whisper HT 2002 = 2
Yolande d’Aragon Portland 1843 = Too new
Zephirine Druhin Bourbon 1868 = 3