This thread is in reply to a blog post by glengarry23 entitled "29th Nov 2015".
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Nov 29, 2015 7:44 AM CST
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Name: Annie
Waynesboro, PA (Zone 6a)
Cat Lover Region: Pennsylvania Keeper of Poultry
That is wonderful advice. I am going to leave some hips on my roses this year.
I am not "country" I am "landed gentry."
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Nov 29, 2015 10:59 AM CST
Name: Philip
Ireland,.The Midlands. (Zone 8a)
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Hi Annie,..i have never heard or read of anyone doing this,.. which is beyond me,..my father used to do this and it worked,..not that he was always happy with the rose bloom that resulted,..sometimes no roses appeared at all.

Expert Rose Growers wouldn't use this method as its all down to chance,..then its also down to chance how the rose growers do it,..not forgetting it takes about 4 months before a rose hip is mature then going through the process of washing the seeds,..storing them in a paper towel with a spray of peroxide,.. within a plastic bag in a fridge for several weeks,..all before you plant the seeds.
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Nov 30, 2015 8:07 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Annie
Waynesboro, PA (Zone 6a)
Cat Lover Region: Pennsylvania Keeper of Poultry
It's likely that home growers are subtly discouraged from using this method for fear they're going to produce the next "Peace" or "Mr Lincoln"... that privilege is reserved for the "professionals" Glare I know that the multiflora roses in my area propagate exuberantly from seed... I do wonder if some of the modern roses (the Knockout series, etc.) might produce sterile or very nonfertile seed? At any rate, I'm going to try it!
I am not "country" I am "landed gentry."
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Nov 30, 2015 6:36 PM CST
Name: Philip
Ireland,.The Midlands. (Zone 8a)
Amaryllis Roses Lilies Hostas Dog Lover Dahlias
Cottage Gardener Clematis Cat Lover Garden Photography Cactus and Succulents Seed Starter
You could well be right about some roses producing sterile seeds as it happens with plants,..i do remember reading about legal issues when producing roses from seed for commercial purposes though it didn't apply so much for ones own garden,..then who is to know Whistling ,..everything else gets copied Angel

If you wanted you could go down that very long road of growing a rose bush from seed the way the professionals do it,..i did it once and it seemed to be forever waiting for the seeds to be ready for potting.
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