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Jan 26, 2016 5:15 PM CST
Name: Keith
Long Island, NY (Zone 7a)
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Horntoad said:I wonder if they are sterile are just don't get pollinated since pollinators cant get to them. It would be interesting to see if they could be hand pollinated and if so what the offspring would look like.


There is no female part, so it's impossible to set seed. I've tried using pollen from them (after removing the sticky, gooey petals) and the pollen never fertilized my normal rose of Sharon planted next to this one.

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