tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90669545755620040392024-03-13T00:08:25.263-07:00Pushing the Rose Enveloperoseseekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118707149690349332noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-85019482972893978442020-08-13T21:25:00.000-07:002020-08-13T21:25:07.165-07:00Seedlings occupying my time during the pandemicI have jogged down MANY paths spreading pollen and raising seedlings and the back yard really shows it! You would think I have unlimited acreage from some of the parents used, but, I don't. There have been so many questions to answer, so many possibilities to explore! Here are some of the fun explorations which have helped soften the blow of being trapped at home in the effort to prevent being roseseekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118707149690349332noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-65392241546705347922019-10-12T18:55:00.001-07:002019-10-12T18:55:16.540-07:00A few windy Saturday seedlingsOne day, it's cool, the next, it's hot. The wind blows then the fog rolls in. Who knows what to expect next? At least some seedlings are pushing out a few late fall blooms...
Please forgive that the underlined rose names are not all highlighted in red, as I had intended. For some reason, Blogger is intent upon fighting changing the font colors, but if you click on the underlined names, you will roseseekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118707149690349332noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-50053677921043742692019-09-12T22:45:00.002-07:002019-09-12T22:45:56.522-07:00A few more new seedlingsAgain, please forgive me for the highlighted rose names not being all in red. Blogger is fighting allowing that. Some come out red, most don't, but if you click on them, you should be taken to Help Me Find-Roses to see more about those specific roses.
Here are some you probably haven't seen yet. This first one is a cross using Florence Bowers Pink Tea as the seed parent. Unfortunately the roseseekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118707149690349332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-61414981827634311662019-09-12T17:29:00.001-07:002019-09-12T17:29:14.616-07:00Grey Pearl, days three and four....It's been fun watching this vase of blooms mature over the past few days. I make sure the vase is full of water each evening so they don't go dry (they DO drink a LOT of water, particularly over night). We'll start with Day Three, then move into Day Four and the afternoon of Day Four...
And, the Fourth Day...
Evening of the Fourth Day...
roseseekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118707149690349332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-76700504315129275552019-09-10T22:25:00.000-07:002019-09-10T22:25:47.316-07:00Pretties, some new, some old....I've been remiss in adding new content and with all the new (and old) roses flowering in back, I should get on the stick and put some new photos up. I apologize and I hope you enjoy!
I apologize also for the highlighted rose names which are linked to their pages on Help Me Find-Roses and other sources which will show you more about them. I prefer to highlight them in red, but this site is roseseekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118707149690349332noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-59828326249191085632018-07-24T07:32:00.004-07:002018-07-24T07:35:17.571-07:00The many faces of Bassoues TeaBassoues Tea was slow to start own root but it's finally trying to hit its stride. At times, it can resemble a less double Rosette Delizy, at others, not so much. It can be susceptible to the usual "Tea mildew", but it appears not to be as bad as some. Whatever it is, it's a pretty thing!
Natural light
Flash
roseseekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118707149690349332noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-16397919394689512082018-02-12T22:51:00.004-08:002018-02-12T23:16:50.688-08:002018 seedling germinations after the first three weeks under soilI didn't cold stratify my seeds this year. I have usually only put them in the refrigerator to delay germination until I could plant, which, in the previous, hotter climate, was traditionally the week of Thanksgiving in late November. That was due to the excessive heat levels there until that time (historically, but not in the most recent years when it remained much too hot even then) and the "roseseekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118707149690349332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-46035313951908119922017-05-22T00:21:00.000-07:002017-05-22T00:22:26.411-07:002017 Pollen from varieties not on Help Me Find-Roses
L56-1 X Burgundy Iceberg. Large, arching, once-flowering shrub with good foliage.
Ping Dong Yue Ji X R. Fedtschenkoana - once flowering.
L56-1 X Grandmother's Hat (Big Pink) - not sure about repeat yet.
L56-1 X Grandmother's Hat (Deep red)
L56-1 X Mutabilis, large plant, repeats.
roseseekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118707149690349332noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-37144834797806012172016-05-30T20:08:00.001-07:002016-05-31T06:24:16.425-07:00Some fun results from R. MinutifoliaI have worked with R. Minutifolia for some years now and am finally seeing some success. Previously, the few seedlings to germinate were terribly diseased and very weak. Now, using fertile triploid roses, there are some healthy, vigorous seedlings showing some promise. I'm intrigued with the triploid crosses because they express a very wide range of each of the parents' traits and have succeeded roseseekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118707149690349332noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-78038175152104759862015-11-13T14:11:00.000-08:002015-11-13T14:12:40.076-08:00Restoring moldy tagsAs I've posted previously, I use the Avery paper string tags to mark my crosses. The positive points are their ease of use, decent cost and availability. The negatives are that slugs and snails LOVE eating the paper surface, particularly the side with graphite on it where you have written the cross. My Toy Fox Terrors are finding them great sport to pull off and eat before they harvest the hips, roseseekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118707149690349332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-26172940168862466902015-09-25T21:10:00.001-07:002015-09-25T21:10:21.760-07:00Puzzlement...And Beyond!I tried raising seedlings from the very few seeds R. Stellata Mirifica produced for years with no results. My plant was quickly growing backwards as it hated the place I had it on the hot, dry hill in Encino. It seemed to "know" it was not long for this world as it set more hips and seeds than it ever had. I planted them all and two seedlings resulted. One is very Stellata-like, only with roseseekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118707149690349332noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-69272446048320581812015-04-23T18:44:00.000-07:002015-04-23T18:58:47.378-07:00Grey PearlThis rose created a sensation when first introduced seventy years ago. Then, as now, people either found it irresistible or they loathed it. And, that was simply based upon its flower. Those who got to know it intimately, eventually learned to loathe the awful plant under that unusual flower. Jackson and Perkins imported the rose from the House of McGredy, in Ireland. There, due to its shy roseseekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118707149690349332noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-78417640326714051372015-04-21T09:05:00.002-07:002015-04-21T09:05:29.058-07:00What herb is this?I recently moved to the Central California Coast, but had to be back in the "old stomping grounds" for business. I HAD to visit Green Thumb/Green Arrow Nurseries as they had been my primary "go to source" for all the neat, weird and wonderful plants needed for my gardens.
Of course, since their closest store is now almost two hours from me, one of the plants which followed me home came roseseekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118707149690349332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-52451851077161763052015-04-13T10:50:00.001-07:002015-04-13T10:50:10.772-07:00"Hybrid Musks, Climbing Polyanthas and Polyanthas"There is much confusion over what differentiates Hybrid Musk roses, climbing polyanthas, and polyanthas. The confusion stems from the fact that all three classifications are mostly hybrids of the same species.
Hybrid Musks:
As is often the case, first we have to unlearn. Hybrid Musk’ roses actually have no proven connection with ‘R. Moschata,’ the “Musk Rose”. The Hybrid Musk class is based roseseekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118707149690349332noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-25321167591793214042015-03-29T22:55:00.000-07:002015-03-29T22:55:42.713-07:00Seedling tablesIn an earlier post, I showed how to collect pollen and use it to fertilize blooms to produce seeds of your own crosses. After approximately 110 or so days after pollination, they should be sufficiently ripe for either storing until the weather is appropriate for planting, or sowing directly into soil if the temperatures are right.
It's an easy task to harvest and store seeds. Open the riperoseseekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118707149690349332noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-25510040698081378392014-12-19T10:50:00.000-08:002014-12-19T10:50:05.485-08:00Budding Over BudsI have been asked whether it's possible to insert a bud where the stock naturally grew one. Yes, it's possible, and it can work, but here is the potential issue...
I deliberately inserted this bud of the proposed "Real Bloomfield Abundance" over where I (hopefully!) thoroughly removed the buds from the piece of Pink Clouds. All of the Bloomfield Abundance buds have definitely taken, but this roseseekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118707149690349332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-79415796314501772222014-11-28T20:22:00.000-08:002014-11-28T20:22:24.563-08:00Chip Budding
Chip budding is basically slicing upward through the bark to
reveal the cambium, then sliding the bud up into the slice. As with T budding,
the bud should be the same size or narrower, from a thinner gauge bud stick than
the stock. You can easily bud something from a quarter inch thick bud stick to
an inch thick stock, but not vice versa.
As with any budding or grafting, you roseseekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118707149690349332noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-6494804694504202342014-11-11T22:25:00.000-08:002014-11-11T22:25:11.803-08:00Announcing the 2014 pollination results
I knew I had to control myself, or there would be FAR too many
seeds to make room for, so I stopped pollinating about the first of August. I
figured that way, I could make sure all the hips would ripen prior to the
squirrels and rats feasting on them and it would (hopefully) limit the quantity
of seeds. It almost worked...
It's now November 11 and all but six hips have been roseseekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118707149690349332noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-44463547989823535412014-08-10T16:57:00.002-07:002014-08-10T16:57:09.850-07:00It's Been A Good Year For Budding!I consciously rooted both long and short root stock pieces of Virus Indexed IXL, Virus Indexed Fortuniana, Cardinal Hume and Pink Clouds last year and this, using the "Burrito Method" detailed here in earlier posts. I intended to create patio standards of polyanthas and some of my seedlings using the longer whips of the IXL and Cardinal Hume. A few of these have been budded this summer, but roseseekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118707149690349332noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-66014924199212891572014-05-18T14:43:00.001-07:002014-05-18T15:04:00.987-07:00More fun "discoveries" from a lovely, sunny, "cooler" Sunday morning...I've been making "out there" crosses for years. Many "what if?" combinations have been generated with many either returning few decent results, nor none at all. That can be frustrating, but also inspiring. I'm sure you're familiar with the old saying, "If at first you don't succeed, you need a bigger hammer!" That's pretty much what I have done. Collect much more pollen of the desired "fathers" roseseekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118707149690349332noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-13371795686765756982014-05-14T11:32:00.000-07:002014-05-14T11:32:31.844-07:00Unexpected results from mini X species crossR. Hugonis is one of my "fascinations" and has been for some time. I raised my 1-72-1Hugonis hybrid some years ago and enjoy its flowering each spring. I've raised a few seedlings from it, but it wasn't until 2013 it began providing some really interesting results.
I posted previously about the red, single, repeat flowering seedling. This germinated at the same time as that seedling, only roseseekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118707149690349332noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-41072824145947109482014-05-09T19:13:00.003-07:002014-05-09T19:17:00.293-07:00Continuing obsession...R. Minutifolia is one of the most beautiful and interesting roses I have encountered. It's unlike any other, with its tiny foliage and how it "hop scotches" across the ground instead of suckering.
After a cane has flowered, it bends over to touch the ground, much like a peanut plant. Once the tip contacts suitable soil, it roots, "hop scotching" across the ground.
roseseekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118707149690349332noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-11836113862053822702014-05-03T19:23:00.001-07:002014-05-03T19:23:06.445-07:00Interesting, and pretty results from a "what if?" crossApril Mooncrest is my crested seedling combining Ralph Moore's crested work with Griffith Buck's shrub roses. Pookah is a multiflora based polyantha which performs in my conditions much better than most others. It impresses me as a darker pink, more controlled growth, healthier Ballerina which never suffers chlorosis here. What happens when you cross the two?
It appears to want to climb, roseseekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118707149690349332noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-12920074051787192242014-05-02T15:29:00.003-07:002014-05-02T15:31:51.835-07:00What a difference some days make!In my last post, I'd questioned if a seedling was one I had seen flowering last fall. Since then, it has been potted into the next size larger can and fed. Now there are two buds about to open and one open flower. Keep in mind it has been mid nineties to low triple digits here for the past three days. Humidity during the day has been single digit and the wind has been pretty constant any time theroseseekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118707149690349332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-11462193086638432452014-04-08T00:49:00.000-07:002014-04-08T00:49:04.393-07:00I wonder if this is the same seedling?I've been using pollen from my 1-72-1Hugonis seedling all over the garden both last year and this. One of the most successful crosses resulted from putting its pollen on a rose Jim Sproul shared with me he calls L56. It's an involved cross containing his Thrive!, so it contains "good genes" for health. L56 has quite healthy, glossy, dark foliage with a deeply saturated, bright red single flower.
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