Rose Hybridizers Association Forum

Hi Ross, My 'Madame Hardy' has never set any seeds; it forms fake empty hips that eventually turn yellow and drop off. It has that green pointel at the center of the flower formed by green vegetative things instead of pistils. I cut a bloom in half and saw that these green thingies looked like some ...

Judith, it is too cute! I love it.

Kim,

There is a photo of a magnificent double R. xanthina in the species section of Botanica's Roses also. They call it Rosa xanthina lindleyii. I have been yearning to find it for years! This is not to sell the single xanthina short, however. Also fantastic!

I only have a few HTs, but 'Pink Princess' stands out as the healthiest and hardiest. It's also fragrant. 'Carefree Beauty' isn't classified as an HT, but has a Hybrid Tea look (especially in bud) and is also wonderfully healthy.

Hi Steve, From what I understand, there are several different reasons for Bill Radler's success. 1. He's a man who loves plants, especially roses. He is interested in all aspects of horticulture and growing and gardening. This gives his work with roses proper perspective. 2. He has experience with t...

Yes, it's that time again. If you haven't already submitted an article for the Spring newsletter, please do so soon! We are going to have a great issue with articles on a wide range of topics. Remember, our ongoing symposium topics are "climbing roses" and "the value of hindsight." We are also looki...

Hi Joe, For what it's worth, in my Rugosa-friendly soil I've seen seedlings vary in their tendency towards chlorosis. Most seedlings of a particular cross are fine, but one or two will stand out with their yellow leaves. That leads me to think that susceptibility to chlorosis may be more of a spectr...

Wonderful!

Peter Harris' R-15 and the old Hybrid Tea 'Tallyho' also have very fragrant clove-scented pollen, as I recall.

Got any pictures of 'Lutescens' you can post for us, Kim?

I don't mean to give anything away (well, actually I do), but our upcoming Newsletter will have an article by Peter Harris on the Earth Kind program. It is specifically intended as a regional program to test roses for a particular area. I don't think that's always come across as clearly as it needs ...

Rob, that's very exciting! What a hardy combination. May I have a cutting?

Thanks,

Betsy

That's wonderful, André! I am especially excited about the Harison's Yellow ones. Please keep us posted on their progress.

Yes, there was a Dutch version of "Steptoe & Son"--"Stiefbeen en Zoon". This information courtesy of my co-editor.... Not that it has any relevance to Jackie's original question!

B.

David, the American version of the British "Steptoe & Son" was "Sanford & Son", if that helps. The set was almost identical, but different actors were used. It was apparently pretty successful throughout the Western world, because I remember a Norwegian version as well. Was there a Dutch version? I ...

Thanks for all the suggestions, everyone. I am open to any ideas that would help y'all have more ideas! Kim, why do you think we invented the newsletter column called "From the Forum"? I don't think I can forbid anyone to discuss a topic on the forum so that they'll save it for an article. My powers...

Julie, Are you talking about symposium topics? That would be fine with me, but I'll have to ask the website gurus if it is feasible for them. We haven't had much response on the last few symposium topics we've put out, despite doing our utmost to come up with appealing and interesting ones. Got any ...

Hi all, We still have room for some articles in the upcoming Winter issue of the newsletter. Please send in your submissions within the next two weeks (by January 27) for inclusion. Your article can be just a paragraph or several pages or anywhere in between, Write on a topic that interests you (the...