Reading your Amazon links Gary, I have grown roses from seed, the most successful being Rosa rugosa rubra when eight small rose seedlings were produced. Neither was there the very long wait as they flowered within three or so years.
In 2006 I rode a motorcycle on a solo trip 17,000 miles across the US and when in Ouray, Colorado, spotted a very unusual rose. I took a hip and on my return to the UK, stratified it and grew the seed on. Just one seedling was produced and after two or three years the Rosa foetida bicolor 'Austrian Copper' has still to flower for the first time even though she's got a lot of healthy growth.
Fair enough,fair comments. Was just passing on an opinion for a present. I too actually cultivated a wild rose from down a ginnel near my home. I took two young branches (not affecting the main rose structure),prepared them and struck them into abig 15" pot last year. I am ecstatic to say ive just had flowers on this spring/summer.
SUCCESS, i just need to identify it now!
I'm outta this conversation now,take it easy y'all and nice one for the interesting responses.
I’ve just come across these posts of mine made nine years ago, so what happened to my Rosa foetida bicolour ‘Austrian Copper’. Well each and every year she develops into a healthy rose bush with lush green leaves but to date has refused to flower. No buds whatsoever. She’s in good soil in a sunny position, sometimes watered and fed with Rose Feed, but no signs of flowering. I’ve event tried autumn pruning instead of spring pruning. No difference. Any ideas?
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Reading your Amazon links Gary, I have grown roses from seed, the most successful being Rosa rugosa rubra when eight small rose seedlings were produced. Neither was there the very long wait as they flowered within three or so years.
In 2006 I rode a motorcycle on a solo trip 17,000 miles across the US and when in Ouray, Colorado, spotted a very unusual rose. I took a hip and on my return to the UK, stratified it and grew the seed on. Just one seedling was produced and after two or three years the Rosa foetida bicolor 'Austrian Copper' has still to flower for the first time even though she's got a lot of healthy growth.
Fair enough,fair comments. Was just passing on an opinion for a present. I too actually cultivated a wild rose from down a ginnel near my home. I took two young branches (not affecting the main rose structure),prepared them and struck them into abig 15" pot last year. I am ecstatic to say ive just had flowers on this spring/summer.
SUCCESS, i just need to identify it now!
I'm outta this conversation now,take it easy y'all and nice one for the interesting responses.
What's a ginnel please?
OK, I looked it up, a Northern word for an ALLEY.