R3RG-07-02 (Rugosa #3 x R. ruglauca) x OP
This is the first season this one as bloom and very different than its sibling, Ruglauca. I am hoping that this will repeat bloom like Ruglauca does. It has a spicy scent and shows good disaease resistance/tolerance. Each petal has white marking at the base of the petal that when the petals are close together it looks like a white star shape. Bloom is a nice lavender/pink and the leaves are a nice blue/grey color, small and very rugose. There is one more sibling that has yet to bloom.
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Fun! Thanks for posting, Rob. BTW, my R#3 and Ruglauca are out in the field and doing well.
Very nice, Rob. Assumed diploid, I guess? Great to hear that the glaucous foliage transmitted, even via a pollen parent! Any thought as to whom you want to cross her with in the next round?
Joe,
I’m really glad that both plants survived and are doing well. I’m looking forward to getting your feedback on Ruglauca. What zone are you in?
Philip,
Thank you. I’m hoping that this one is a tetraploid. I’m not sure about Caninae moisis though. I have applied pollen from this one on to Sequoia Ruby based on Paul Barden’s recommending using SR as a great seed setter and since it accepts most pollen. I’ll also use her pollen on other great seed setters like Carefree Beauty and Carefree Sunshine to name a couple. I’m not so much concerned about flower form or color on F1s as much as I’m hoping to get something to germinate. Then I’ll look at color, etc.
Cool Joe! I’m hoping Ruglauca will do well in zone 3b
They would probably be seeds requiring a lot of patience, but it might be interesting to back cross to 'Skinner’s" to see what gets reinforced. It seems likely that Skinner’s Red Leaf came from different clones of Glauca and Rugosa than yours from Joan M., so inbreeding wouldn’t be an issue, and a decent percentage of seedlings could come up with rugosa-like repeat.
…In theory anyway! LOL.
I do like the form on this one, and did glauca have a little more influence on this one’s foliage than with Ruglauca?
(Speaking of Joan, I haven’t seen her on this forum in the longest. Is she still hybridizing?)
Funny you should mention the backcross. SRLP is in bloom and I will backcross with pollen from R3RG-07-02. The foliage on this one is smaller than Ruglauca and also has more of the grey-ish color than Ruglauca. Both have rugose leaves but Ruglauca has a kind of ‘suede’ feel to it and new canes have a pink suede-like texture to them as well. I think Ruglauca has potential as a parent in passing on resistance and hardiness. Waiting to see how these siblings perform too.
Cool! I look forward to hearing of the results! (In how many years from now? LOL.)
I’m guessing the 07 in R3RG-07-02 is the year of the cross?
I do love the pinkish petiole/rachis of SRLP, as well as the cool color cast to the plant overall.
07 is the year of germination.