I’m glad the DLFED worked for you, Jackie. I’ll have to look at the Pink Petticoat seedlings tomorrow for prickles. I focused on the blooms and forgot to notice!
Both of the Pink Petticoat X 0-47-19DLFED seedlings have sparse to average density short bristles instead of the hooked prickles of the mini. Guess I should figure out where to put these in the ground to let them develop.
Cal Poly X Indian Love Call, both from last year…
I expected this one…
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This one seems like a pleasant surprise! It appears Cal Poly is reinforcing the yellow behind Indian Love Call.
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The more yellow Cal Poly X Indian Love Call opened today. It is bicolor, with a more yellow reverse on a prickle free plant. I’m intrigued by the apparent yellow stripe on the face of one of the rear petals. I detect no scent. [flickr_photo src=http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8392/8683665253_a6a5e6169c.jpg nsid=67995840@N04 id=8683665253]DSCN4140[/flickr_photo][flickr_photo src=http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8402/8683665205_abf4db3f30.jpg nsid=67995840@N04 id=8683665205]DSCN4141[/flickr_photo][flickr_photo src=http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8261/8684783456_31c82fc0c1.jpg nsid=67995840@N04 id=8684783456]DSCN4142[/flickr_photo][flickr_photo src=http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8388/8683665109_7e7a3f4692.jpg nsid=67995840@N04 id=8683665109]DSCN4143[/flickr_photo][flickr_photo src=http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8386/8684783340_7ecbbbf9ef.jpg nsid=67995840@N04 id=8684783340]DSCN4145[/flickr_photo][flickr_photo src=http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8546/8683664975_da7f004762.jpg nsid=67995840@N04 id=8683664975]DSCN4146[/flickr_photo]
Great flower Kim, I love pink and yellow bicolors and it’s on a thornless plant to boot. Thanks for the info on Midnight Blue in the other thread.
A couple of new crosses are starting to bloom, and for sheer gaudiness and a jolt of sunshine color, this one out shone the rest–could see it from up at the house. The bees had no problem finding it either.
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That’s a nice yellow, Jackie. The petals look as if they should last a while, too.
Great yellow color Jackie, and I like the ruffled edges it also.
One thing that I’ve noticed, is that seedlings and their first blooms are larger on ones started outside compared to ones started under lights. The first blooms on my seedlings are smaller than yours or Kim’s. It’s sure helps them to be able to grow in direct sunlight.
They may generally be larger outside than under lights, Paul. I wouldn’t know as I don’t have anywhere to do the light thing. We don’t have ‘basements’ around here and indoor germination isn’t a requirement. It’s interesting how much variation there is in flower and plant size using smaller and larger parents.
Here’s Cal Poly X Indian Love Call this morning.
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And, the latest Art Nouveau X April Mooncrest. Definitely not what I would have expected.
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Kim,
Is it the lighting or did the Cal Poly x Indian Love lighten up that much over night? My first Goldbusch x A3101 started out red but the next day it was pink. It has yellow undertones as well and I figure it’s the yellow fading that caused it to lighten up.
March 3rd
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March 4th
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That’s a pretty single, Paul. This did lighten, but yesterday’s photos were in direct sun, while this morning’s were in the shade of the house and palms. I’m sure that alters the colors a bit, plus, I transplanted the seedling from a half gallon to two gallon pot due to the heat starting to really climb today.
Kim and Paul, thanks for the nice remarks. Yes the petals are huge-over 4" across-maybe too large if it does the usual growing with maturity. and yes they are really heat and wind proof-the three days it was allowed to last was during that heat, wind, and zero humidity thing we had about a week ago, without a spec of overt ageing. I lost over 25-30 seedlings just from desiccation, but that was just as well because when I pulled them out they were all shallow rooted, which had not been a problem while the weather was good. I am not sure that the indoor/outdoor raising of seedlings results in much different size seedlings, because there are only a handful of blooms this large-this is only the second this year, out of 2000 seedlings.
Isn’t the fading in the bright red due to the fact that it is rich in pelargonidin with very little secondary pigments? I have a couple of those that I have only kept because they were disease free, and very fertile. Hopefully they do not pass on the coloration easier than they do their health.
Well, don’t you just love it when each new seedling is better than the last?! I’ve had a ball this spring watching last year’s crosses grow and bloom for the first time. I played with Eyeconic Pink Lemonade quite a bit last year and here’s what’s come up.
First, I tried it with Home Run and got this. No discernible blotch but still nice:
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A couple of days later, this sister bloom opened. TINY blotch, great color:
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Then, their next sister opened. Looking good:
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Next, the crosses from Eyeconic Pink Lemonade with my hulthemia seedling from last year -
pics of that one here: http://www.rosebreeders.org/forum/read.php?2,44684,44684#msg-44684
Here is the first of those to bloom. Definitely see the blotch. Expecting it’s due to the ‘double dose’ of hulthemia.
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Next up, twins. Wow, what a difference:
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And then a complete surprise. Where did the apricot/yellow come from??? Love it!
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And then this one popped up a couple of days ago. Eyeconic Pink Lemonade x Mary Rose. Wasn’t expecting such a big blotch but I’m thrilled!
Here are two photos. One at first opening, the next after I stripped the stamens.
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Jim, if you’re reading this, THANK YOU again for all of the years of work with the hulthemias and for sharing some plants with me.
I’m having a great time!
Those are just great looking, and those are first yr blooms right? Next yr holds a lot of promise. It is really fun when each one looks better than the last!
Hi Jackie. Thanks. And yes, all first season blooms (seeds sown in late January). The seedlings are super healthy as well. Not a spec of PM, DM or rust. So happy!
Congratulations, Joseph! You have some pretty ‘babies’ there!
Hi Joseph,
Those are great looking seedlings! You will be even more happy in the Fall and next Spring when these are more mature. The blotch definitely improves as the seedlings get through their juvenile stage. I am not surprised that the ‘Home Run’ cross didn’t give very good blotches. The whole line of very healthy roses that I am working with are quite reluctant to produce good blotches, although here and there you’ll see one. I have a handful with ‘Double Knockout’ that aren’t getting any sign of blackspot even when the conditions were good. The last couple of years I have been working hard to improve their black spot cleanliness.
You have several candidates to work with to double up on the blotch dose. The Hulthemias are a fun group - best wishes for more great surprises!
The new blooms for 2013.
Here are the crosses:
12B(11A Loice Odier X Morgengrus) x Alexander MacKenzie
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