Well its that time of the year again when hips start to ripen, all going well I should have seed germinating early March. The seed parent for these is Therese Bugnet.
Therese Bugnet crossed with the following
Ross Rambler 4
Archimedes
Knock out
Sutters Gold
Dr Huey
Ithaca X Atomik
Safrano
R.willmottiae X R.forrestiana
Westerland X [Charles Austin X (Mimas X R.virginiana)]
The Firebird
The Firebird X Apache
Some of the later pollinations have yet to ripen fully. For those wondering why I used Dr Huey, I think it will give some interesting colours and at the same time I think TB health will over ride Dr huey’s problems.
That is wonderful!! I love Therese Bugnet because of its diverse background, hardiness, and fragrance. The red stems in winter are sure nice too. I’m excited for all the crosses you have with such diverse dads, especially Knock Out.
Thanks David
The reasons I used these pollinators for were certain traits which they may give their offspring.
Ross Rambler 4 - cold hardiness
Archimedes - short compact growth with very good flower production.
Knock Out - Disease resistance
Sutters Gold - perfume
Dr Huey - that deep red wine colour
Ithaca X Atomik - the pernetiana yellow/gold colour.
Safrano - Tea type roses with increased cold tolerance.
R.willmottiae X R.forrestiana - To add more species diversity into the breeding.
The Firebird - Red colours.
The Firebird X Apache - Vibrant red colours.
I hope this all makes sense, I set certain goals I want to achieve every breeding season.
Before I read David’s comment, I was going to also mention Knock Out as a fun pollen parent for Therese. Its heavy blooming, compact habit, and strong disease resistance make it the perfect foil for the ultra-hardy Therese Bugnet.
I haven’t had good luck using Therese as a parent. Maybe your warmer temps help with seed set.
Joe results on hip set can vary from year to year, it may be caused from a slight variation in the weather or longer daylight hours, Iam only speculating.
They are starting to come in pretty fast now , seeds for today
Wendy X Altissimo (Type 2) X R.davidii crossed with the following
Sutters Gold
La Merville Écarlate
The Firebird X Hollywood Dandy
Sympathie X [ Valkeeri X (Charles Austin X (Mimas X R.virginiana))]
Nevada
Plaisir D’Amour
The Firebird X Apache
The Firebird X (Mimas X Smooth Buttercup)
(Wendy X Altissimo Type 2) X [Sympathie X (Mimas X R.virginiana)
Knock out
Curly Pink
Archimedes
Valkeeri X [Charles Austin X ( Mimas X R.virginiana)]
Bamako X (Sympathie X R.virginiana)
Looking good warren.
How many seeds are you expecting to harvest the year.
Do you extract the seeds by hand one hip at a time or do you use another method like the blender?
Do you divide and hold back a portion of each cross against a disaster?
Chuckp
Thanks Chuck;
Probably around 500 or less. I extract the seed by hand as some crosses will only give a few seeds and I don’t want them damaged by the blender. Sometimes I hold back some seed if there is abundant numbers.
Cheers Warren
Westerland X [Charles Austin X (Mimas X R.virginiana) was crossed with the following.
The Firebird X (Mimas X Smooth Buttercup)
A seedling of Robe Fleurie X Princesse Violette
Old Port
Blue for You
Aprikola
Charles Austin
(Wendy X Altissimo) X R.davidii
Valkeeri X [Charles Austin X (Mimas X R.virgininiana) was crossed with these two.
Some interesting things
The seed parent was the Hybrid virginiana H3 G40 ( U22) single bright red (Sympathie X R.virginiana), and was crossed with the following.
V106 Hulthemia persica
V23 Duplex
V38 Fru Dagmar Hastrup (T) Type 1 X Enfant Des Ardennes
V95 Rosa glauca
V122 Master Hugh (Hybrid macrophylla)
The photograph showing the amount achenes from three hips of the Hulthemia persica cross
Smooth Buttercup
Pink Knockout
Knockout
Aprikola
High Flying Playboy
Coco
Eyes for You
Sympathie X [ Charles Austin X (Mimas X R.virginiana)]
Bamako X (Sympathie X R.virginiana)
