I was doing some research yesterday for an article I was doing on wild and species roses from the Middle East and came across Warren’s beautiful Oh By Jingo. I was wondering if he had any success in using it in breeding. I am thinking I need to do some research on the possibility of using some of the r. foetida in my breeding program, but need to decide if it would be worth the effort of trying to locate the plants. By the way Warren, I absolutely love the name, very fitting.
Thanks Joan, I have n’t used Oh By Jingo yet in any breeding cycle, it does set hips which are full of seed. I have only used around 10% of what I have bred, to create new lines. Every year I add a few more, eventually I will get around to them all, Iam still young enough I hope LOL.
The name Oh By Jingo was given because of the difficulty in achieving this cross and when it did happen I said to myself Oh By Jingo I have finally done it.
LOVE the name!
Not picking a country or language or even the rose it’s self. As a “marketing” thought would this name “sell” ?
Probably in its home country where the idiom is well known. Here? Perhaps not. We have many with “American names” which might not play well over there.
Thats what makes them uniquely Australian.