Does anyone know about Munstead Wood’ s fertility ?
Does it set hips?
An amazing rose, saw (and sniffed) it in Chelsea Flower Show in May. No idea about fertility.
Jukka
Helsinki, Finland
Munstead Wood just survived its second year in my garden and it did hardly more than that. It did produce a flower that was very beautiful and had gorgious scent, but the plant itself is a weakling here. My garden is in northwest Germany and is nonspray.
If I was to breed with it, I would choose something with lots of vigour.
I did actually use it as pollen parent this summer and I am now incubating a few seeds.
Ulrike
I grew Munstead Wood for the first time this year. I would say it is a little prone to mildew. Only crossed it once, with R. pendulina. Have got a LOT of seed out of that one hip. Given that it was only a one year old plant, I would say it is pretty fertile.
Thank you very much for the answers!
I took a risk and ordered it about two months ago. Nice to know, that it sets hips and seems to be even fertile, hmmm. So, it was not a bad deal to buy it!
Jukka, nice to notice, that there is other Finnish rose nut too.
Very Happy, Rosy and A Fragrant New Year!