Roseseek - I've tried many times to grow roses from seed. I have had 0 luck with hybrid teas...the hips don't seem to have enough time to ripen here in zone 3b. However, I have had success with hardy roses: John Davis, Wild Berry Breeze, and others. I have a pinkish-whitish John Davis seedling which I named after my daughter, Holly. I called the seedling Holly Bells. I took a cutting of it, and I'm going to try the older seedling outside this winter.
Holly Bells
It can have peachiness in the center.
It can have green on the outside.
Another one I did is this one.
I've given all (5) of them (but Holly Bells) to my friend, because they were from her roses. It's kind of amazing to create a brand new rose.
The only thing is that ALL of them were open pollinated. I would love to be able to hybridize some HTs by hand. The hips start to change color, and there are seeds inside...but they don't ripen. Darn. Any advice?
Carol
