Rose Seeds

[Mistiq]

I have quite a few rose plants at my office..I was just wondering how do you go bout getting the seed from the rose hip? Just plant them like normal seeds*and (once re-planted) start the delicate caring?

*There's purple blooms on one of the rose-bushes aswell..is this common? is it even a rose??**I'm not sure what type of roses these are though!

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[Newt]

Hi Mistiq,

If you plant the seeds from the hips you may not get the same roses at there might be cross pollination.* The best way to be guaranteed of the same rose you see is to take cuttings.* Here's how.
http://www.rdrop.com/~paul/hulse.html

Once your roses are in bloom again you can try and id them here.* Just click on 'Search'.
http://www.everyrose.com/everyrose/index.lasso

Newt

[LilJani]

Normally I buy them or order them online because I tried the cutting once and it didn't work so I chose the lazy way to get my seeds. :D

[Britni]

*Most of the roses we buy at nurseries or exchange with each other have been vegetatively propagated, either by budding/grafting onto a rootstock, or by rooting cuttings (own-root). Yet each of those varieties, at some point in the past, sprouted from a seed, or was a sport of a variety grown from seed.Roses are not difficult to grow from seed, if you do it right. If you just put a lot of seeds in a pot of soil, water it, and wait, you'll likely be disappointed. But by using the procedure explained here, you should be able to grow them.First, be aware that each rose seedling is a new, never-before-seen variety. If you plant seeds of 'Don Juan', you will get climbers, large bushes, small bushes, in a variety of colors, with a variety of scents, etc. What you can be completely sure of, though, is that you will not grow another plant of 'Don Juan'. That's true of any variety from which you collect the seed; they don't "come true" to the original type. The probability of your coming up with the next AARS winner is not very good. Kind of like winning at Lotto. However, among the many poor quality seedlings, you will likely produce some plants that you find interesting, and which may be well worth growing.
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Britni

[Kale]

"That's true of any variety from which you collect the seed; they don't "come true" to the original type. The probability of your coming up with the next AARS winner is not very good. Kind of like winning at Lotto. However, among the many poor quality seedlings, you will likely produce some plants that you find interesting, and which may be well worth growing. "*

Curious, Would you say that if I saved seed form an heirloom variety rose plant/bush that I wouldn't get a duplicate if it?
I am not educated on seed rose growing but I understand heirloom a bit.
Said to be like a pure blood line.
I have grown several heirloom veggies and have saved the seed from the tomatoes and have always gotten the same variety. I have an heirloom rose but not sure it produces hips so that I may get seed.Would say say that if I took a stem cutting and rooted it I would get the same variety? If yes,why not just do that ? Save one lots of time and anticipation.


Kale:)

[Newt]

Kale, you are correct that you are going to get the same plant if you take cuttings and root them.* If you collect seed there is the risk of cross pollination.* If you only have that particular rose in your garden, and there aren't other roses nearby that insects could bring pollen from, then you might get the same rose.

With heirloom tomatoes it's the same.* You shouldn't grow other varieties of tomato near them.* With tomatoes the wind can help pollinate the flowers, so you can shake the plant for that and don't need the insects as much.

Newt