Very nice!
Mark
Very nice, Warren! Beautiful foliage. I find myself drawn to the single pink in the first set, and really like the Kordesii davidii as well. I gather it won’t be recurrent, however? (In my climate, non-repeaters are often viewed as a waste of a ridiculously long growing season! 
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Tom,
I wanted to let you know that I used your rugosa x xanthina as the pollen parent and Lemon Splash as the female parent and got some seeds. They are stratifying now and I’m keeping my fingers crossed that I get germination.
Do we know if R. davidii is a tetraploid or diploid?
My R. davidii survived its second winter to the tips here in Zone 3 Minnesota. It is suckering profusely, with thin greenish canes and not too many thorns. If it blooms this year I may have to try some pollen.
Joe,
It’s great to learn that R. davidii is hardy to zone 3. I’ll have to give this species a look.
Rob
Joe,
Do you have R. davidii or R. davidii elongata?
Rob
Rob - I don’t know. Got it from…some place in Oregon? Something Flower Farm?
Forest Farm in Oregon. Thank you Joe!
The Wendy x Altissimo crosses are lovely, but this kordesii x davidii (worth the 3 yr wait and then some) is beyond lovely. Simply gorgeous. I have had one Rosa foliolosa X Henry Hudson seedling bloom with a beautifully double, tons of bloom, (but pink) but it has been a very reticent bloomer since. Will need to get some wichuriana genetics in there. Does the red come from the davidii ? And is this a new bloom this past spring season or has it bloomed since that photo?
Love this rose Warren! Seems very healty. Do you you think it could be grown as a climber?
Hi Jr
Thank you for your comment. The red from the double comes from Kordes (Sympathie)
Hi Dane
From germination they grew 300cm (10ft) in their first year, I cut the tops out to keep them at a manageable height. If I had not pruned them down the height would have exceeded 500cm (15ft+).
cheers Warren