i have some wild rose seeds. i also have some rose seeds that came from two cultivars which were growing beside each other- one a large white rose, the other a large pink rose. rose is tricky, cause you dont usually know what color they will be, but likely these are both large and either white or pink. they were both very similar plants, size, and hopefully would cross well. i am attempting to sprout them right now, starting in the fridge, patiently! i also have one other kind, but i am not sure of the variety. it grows all around here and has elongated hips, multiple smaller bright pink roses. it seems somewhat wild ish, but has much fancier flowers than rosa rugosa. Here is a link that might be useful: my trade list

I don't think deer would leave any roses alone, but this rose might be vigorous enough to endure their attentions and still survive, provided it had been protected while getting established. Absolutely wonderful fragrance. As for the Japanese beetles, well, they actually like all roses, but they do indeed seem to have a special taste for rugosas. Again, this rose is so vigorous that it would probably survive if protected while still small. I do not grow it here in California where I live. This is not great rugosa country. But I grew up in Pennsylvania (zone 5) and my father grew them, which is where I learned to love them. Rosefolly

I purchased the same exact thing at Job Lots for a $1.00, figured what the heck throw it under a grow light and see what happens??? I have only been gardening for three years so I am a Newbie. I was searching to see if there was any information on growing indoors with a grow light or if I could plant in the ground, which I believe won’t work because I live in Boston... It’s December with snow on the ground.. If anyone could answer my questions or provide any information on the true name, it would be greatly appreciated. Throw it out or give it a try?

Update from April 2013: the plant just got its first bud (from the look of the fringe petals the color is likely to be red/pink). Here are a couple of pictures: 1. First bud 2. Full plant with a pack of fertilizer for scale About 3 years from seed to first bloom in close to ideal conditions (grown in a planter till this spring, good exposure to sun). Its siblings, still growing in hardpan clay under poor lighting conditions are not doing quite as well (no buds to be seen on any of them).