Rose Hybridizers Association Forum

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This information accords with the trial and error I've experienced in my garden over the years! The Rugosas that I ended up keeping in Minnesota have also done well in Georgia--no difference in disease, though I think the long hot summers are a little tough on them. Hmm, maybe I should water more? F...

Probably the plain ol' T8 shop lights will be the most light for your dollar. I have a 55-gallon fish tank with (of course) real plants, and the light fixture is a special red, white, and blue LED (purchased on Amazon) that is supposed to provide all the kinds of light the plants need. They do seem ...

Leave it to Julie to ask the pertinent question! It's lovely, Joe, and the foliage probably has nice fall color too.

Betsy

Very cute, Rob! I'm also a big fan of David's Oso Happy Petit Pink. Good luck with this one.

Thanks for the kind words! All the glitches were just me trying to get to grips with the technology.... It will get better as I get more practice. Please send your articles and pictures for the spring Newsletter by the end of this month--our theme is The Hybridizer's Year, so just write a paragraph ...

Hi everyone, Here is a sneak peek at the cover of our latest Newsletter. For anyone who has been thinking about joining the RHA--now is a great time. Plenty of good articles this time, plus one from me to help you get to sleep at night! Send your articles for the Spring issue now. Yours, Betsy van d...

Does the Queen of Hearts know about this?
(Alice in Wonderland)

Betsy

Dear Cem22alya,

I have sent you a personal message. I hope you can view it. If not, please send me an e-mail at rhaeditor at gmail dot com.

Thanks,
Betsy van der Hoek
Editor, RHA newsletter

By the way, High Country Roses carries Austrian Copper. They are probably sold out now but usually have a new crop of all varieties coming along by early spring.

These are some pictures Michel took when we went on a picnic to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in June 2013. Two shots of Persian Yellow, one close-up of Austrian Copper. The colors really are Technicolor quality in person--you can see why rose hybridizers have been drawn to them for so long. Bet...

Paul, thanks for sharing your experience. I also made several crosses with EGS1 as the pollen parent this past spring and they are stratifying now.

Interesting how the other parent has an effect on the fuzziness, Warren! This is a picture of 'Rose d'Amour', an old R. virginiana hybrid with an OGR. Whatever the other parent was, it definitely enhanced and encouraged fuzzy buds.

...to send in your article for the Fall newsletter! rhaeditor at gmail dot com

Yours,
Betsy
zone 7b Georgia

Hi everybody, I've just sent out an e-mail with links to our Spring and Summer Newsletters to all members. The newsletters are uploaded to the website and you will receive just the link--not the problematic PDF attachment as on previous occasions. I hoooooooope this works! The test e-mail I sent to ...

Hi everybody, With the good news that the Summer issue is on its way, now we need to get a Fall issue together! Just to get you thinking, here is a sneak peek at our symposium topic. ***** Fall-Winter Symposium Topic We will try to get the Fall issue turned out quickly and move on to Winter. Our sym...

Hi Rob,

I do still have the plant and would be glad to furnish you with cuttings! E-mail me at rhaeditor at gmail dot com and we can make arrangements.

Yours,
Betsy

Congratulations, Paul!