- Rose Hips - a rose breeder's "pot of gold"
- Extracting Seeds - using the
blender method as developed by
Mr. Joe Winchel.
- Planting Seeds in the Greenhouse
- one by
one.....
- New seedling -
stretching out
- Newly germinated seedlings dying (brown) from Damp-off
a fungus that attacks new seedlings.
- New seedlings - growing rather thickly
- Larger seedlings - growth is very
rapid
- Seedling bench - filled with baby
roses
- Assessing
New Seed Parents - here is a photo of the seedling beds where seeds have
been planted from new seedlings from last year to see whether or not the
seeds from prospective new parent plants germinate well. As you can
see, areas adjacent to one another have dramatically different germination
rates. One of the most important tasks for a new rose breeder is to
select from their own seedlings, new parent roses. These roses will be
added to the rose breeder's parent stock and represent "secret
ingredients" since their seedlings are unique and one of a kind!
- This seedling will bloom in about 2
weeks
- Sproul Boys - helping in the
greenhouse
- Bouquet of Discarded Seedlings -
most seedlings
must be discarded
- Sheer Bliss X Olympiad This picture shows the
tendency for seedlings to resemble their parents (just like human kids).
- It is important when breeding new roses, to not just look at the
blooms. Be sure to look at the FOLIAGE!
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