I wonder what causes some roses to open up to a somewhat single shape and to be bunched up in the middle? Could it be a genetic trait? They do open up fully after a day or two. I’ve only observed this in Jude the obscure and now in Spearmint (an Ocarina sport).
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I have noticed that trait in ‘Snowball’ and ‘Susan Williams-Ellis’ and ‘Polestar’ this year, all whites, strangely.
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I see Peace makes dark stamens like Dainty Bess, not sure if it’s just a fluke but it has been this colour for a few days since opening up
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I’ve started collecting pollen to freeze in preparation for the coming Spring. So far the Winter was mild up until about a week ago, and we’ve only now started to get frost, so I’ve got loads of pollen that I can harvest.
Dainfern passion seems to grow fasciated, with loads of pistils, hopefully it’s a good seed parent.
I harvested 3 blooms and each of them had these strange masses of growth
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Here is a petal- & stamen-stripped flower of ‘Lambert Closse’ which commonly does the same thing. Little difficult to properly emasculate when they’re like this, but do tend to give plump hips with plenty of seeds.
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This is the current progress of my first embryo extraction:
4 June 2026
7 July 2026
It feels a bit slow, but I know these plants do things in their own time. Do you guys think the growth looks like what you would expect after a month of growth?
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Congratulations! I would still check the pH level and if possible, use the EC Meter for finding out the nutrients concentration and availabiliy, though. The different colour variations of the leaves could be a sign for a balance that isn’t quite perfect.
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Today I tried to get some pollen from my Rhapsody in blue. I went out and the bud was still tightly closed.
A half an hour later I had the container ready but to my surprise the bud was wide open and I found a bee break dancing inside
. You have to be quick with these singles and doubles
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I would consider that good growth after one month. Those first few sets of leaflets can come in a bit odd, especially from embryo extraction. I feel like that explosive growth right off the bat that is always hoped for is like a 1 out of a 100 event.
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“Breakdancing” made LOL. It’s true though…
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