Saturday, January 21, 2012

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.

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