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| if you hybridize 2 climbing roses, will your seedlings be all climbers, or no? thanks, donna |
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- Posted by george_mander 5 to 6 (My Page) on Thu, Jul 27, 06 at 0:43
| I have been hybridizing roses for 37 years now and I still say : "It's 99 percent luck and 1 percent planing. It all depends what the parents of these 2 climbers are. Most likely you will get 90 to 95 % climbers, or "ALL" ? When I crossed the Cl. Sutters Gold with a HT many years ago all 4 seedlings came out as climbers. You just have to try it. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Roses of Excellence
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- Posted by donnaz5 z5 NY (donna13350@yahoo.com) on Thu, Jul 27, 06 at 15:03
| george...thank you...have you noticed a difference with hybridizing clinbing sports? it would seem to me that they may have a higher percentage of shrubs?? thanks again, donna |
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- Posted by george_mander 5 to 6 (My Page) on Tue, Aug 1, 06 at 19:02
| Hi Donna, Since most seedlings from climbers do not bloom the first year, I have kept away from crossing them. You will need lots of space in your yard to plant them and wait for the first blooms which sometimes takes 2 to 3 years. When I crossed our native Rosa Nutkana with my Fl. 'Shades of Pink' I had 50 seedlings to plant along the fence and run out of space. Most took 3 to 4 years to show their first blooms and one even took 5 years. |
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