Best of the 2011 Rose Crop

Seedlings of (L to R) Livin' Easy, Honey Bouquet, & Imposter

I had 12 roses sprout from the seeds planted in 2011.  The cream of the crop are pictured here.  The orange single flowered bloom is an interesting change from its parent, Livin' Easy, which has a much more doubled form.  The big erect pistil is well....let's call it a feature.  The ruffled yellow blooms from the seedling of Honey Bouquet are lovely, but the blooms look almost identical to the parent, the only difference being that the parent has a sweet fragrance and these alas have none.  The single white bloom is a child of Imposter whose blooms are pink with hot pink spots.  It was quite a surprise when this little fellow blossomed white.  I transplanted these three roses to bigger pots and will try to encourage them to grow through the next season.

Seedlings of 2011

At a mere 2 inches tall, this was the first seedling to bloom. The plant promptly died after the bloom was spent.  Since the bloom shape was unattractive and had no scent, it wasn't a big loss.

Here is a picture of the seedlings at about 3 or 4 months old.  You can see that some are more vigorous than others.  We had a relatively cool summer which may have been why the young plants didn't grow more quickly.