by tsilvers » Wed Apr 27, 2016 9:48 pm
Many years ago, one of the only pollens that successfully set hips for me on Rosa carolina, was from Rosa gallica (Apothecary's Rose). Although the seedlings resembled their mother more than Rosa gallica, they have subtle differences that make me think they're probably actual hybrids. In any case, I decided last year to collect a bunch of open-pollinated seeds to grow out an F2 population. So far, they all look relatively similar to each other at this tiny size. But there's one oddball that made me think of the "Where's Waldo" books. Do you see which one I mean?
Hint: think purple...
I'm guessing that this purple one came from a stray pollen grain of "3/4 Native" which tends to give seedlings with a lot of purple coloration.
The parentage of "3/4 Native" is: ('Fragrant Cloud' x Rosa Carolina) X Rosa virginiana 'V3' [I think V3 was distributed as 'Harvest Song']
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- Seedlings from F1 carolina x gallica
Many years ago, one of the only pollens that successfully set hips for me on [i]Rosa carolina[/i], was from [i]Rosa gallica [/i](Apothecary's Rose). Although the seedlings resembled their mother more than Rosa gallica, they have subtle differences that make me think they're probably actual hybrids. In any case, I decided last year to collect a bunch of open-pollinated seeds to grow out an F2 population. So far, they all look relatively similar to each other at this tiny size. But there's one oddball that made me think of the "Where's Waldo" books. Do you see which one I mean?
Hint: think purple...
I'm guessing that this purple one came from a stray pollen grain of "3/4 Native" which tends to give seedlings with a lot of purple coloration.
The parentage of "3/4 Native" is: ('Fragrant Cloud' x Rosa Carolina) X Rosa virginiana 'V3' [I think V3 was distributed as 'Harvest Song']