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Posted by gr8atweeds 8 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 25, 09 at 0:11
| This may seem like a dumb question. But how can you tell if the seeds are fertile? I have a nice old rose (been in the family yard for at least 20 years). I am going to save some seeds from the hips and try growing a few of my own offspring. The flowers are starting to die back and leaving the hips. Problem is, the hips are only about the size of a marble. Does hip size dictate if it is fertile or not, or do some roses just have very small hips? Thanks |
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| The hips will get larger. Hips require about 4 months from pollination t6o maturity. Hips usually turn orange or red at maturity. |
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Thanks, however the question still remains.
Does hip size dictate fertilization or does just the fact they have hips mean they are pollinated?
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| 1) You can't tell if seeds in a rose hip are fertile until you plant them and they germinate. Many roses make seeds that don't germinate. Its a trial and error thing. 2) if a rose produces a hip after pollination, and that hip stays on the plant for more than 6 weeks, then chances are fertilization of the ovaries has occurred and seeds will be formed. In which case, see 1). |
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