Lawrence Johnston Sterile?

General Discussion
#1

My LJ hips are turning brown. I think the pollen is fertile enough but when I pollenate LJ with the lovely yellow dust from other roses they never grow but turn brown in July. This year I kept the BS off LJ with spraying it with a fertiizer called “Will Grow” it has Humic Acid which also killed those darn sap sucking aphids.

Brian in Portland,Oregon

#2

Hey Brian. Hillsboro here.

#3

Brian,

I remember having the same thing happen with Lawrence Johnston. The hips would always brown and drop, but I was able to use its pollen (just like you). Hope you get some seedlings, one way or the other. Tom

#4

Thanks for the comfirmation.I have this rose because of being an early Yellow Climber,but its down fall is the BS problem and it is a once bloomer. I have put the pollen on New Dawn and other yellow climbers to see if I could get something new.

Thanks Brian