Polyanthas, anyone?
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Comments (10)Janelle, thanks so much...! We only get to about 30-36 here, I'm in the Antelope/Santa Clarita Valley area not San Gabriel (but that's where these photos were taken) so I'm guessing Zephirine wouldn't do as well for me. with the mystery rose, no, I'm not sure it's a polyantha. Some of the roses around it were, so I guessed. Your link to Bouquet Parfait looks a lot like it! That could be! Regardless BP looks like a gorgeous rose! I'll have to do some research on it and see if it would do well for me! The mystery rose they had at the front of a rose bed, so I was hoping to find a floriforous shorter rose to go in the front of some of my beds....See More'Sunshine' Polyantha
Comments (11)I only refrigerate seeds to prevent germination until the weather is SUPPOSED to cooperate, Jay. The traditional press on germination has stated they stop germinating when temps rise about 70 F, but that is NOT what I have experienced here the past three years. Supposedly, the weather here in SoCal is to cool and begin raining around Thanksgiving. Years ago I selected that as my targeted planting time because of that and my schedule. Some years I have been able to hit the target, some not, planting as late as January. I do know if I plant before late November, it's going to be HOT, DRY and WINDY, none of which are easy conditions to attempt raising seeds in. I created the seed tables with the thoughts that 8" deep soil insulates tremendously better than anything shallower and remains damper longer. The tables are 2' deep by 4' long, providing a huge soil mass for insulation and water retention. They're made of fir fencing which is inexpensive and readily available. The dimensions were also chosen because they require two cuts per standard fencing board size, so I could easily, usually free, have the store accomplish all of my cuts so I don't have to break out the saw at home. That large of a soil mass also permits them to remain in the tables until I transplant them into individual pots when readying the tables for the next batch of seeds. Sequoia transplanted throughout summer because they could put them under mist to stabilize before putting them inside a greenhouse to harden off. I can't, so they must remain growing in the tables until repotting. You may consider using something larger and deeper than flats, unless they're inside a greenhouse where they won't dry out quickly. I don't sterilize my seeds, but I do attempt to remove as much of the pulp as possible so they don't mold in the storage bags until I plant them. As long as the pulp and fibers aren't wet, they usually don't mold. Sometimes they remain in the refrigerator quite a few months. I recently harvested self set seed from one of my seedlings to sow this fall. Those are fairly clean and I've allowed them to air dry before storing them in the refrigerator because I can't successfully plant them for another five and a half to six months. I'm sure there will be seeds which are harvested when I plant. Those won't be cooled (stratified) at all and most simply won't need it. I planted seeds from another seedling this spring straight from the hips to the soil and they're germinating. If it remains cooler (lower than the eighties) in your conditions, and you can keep them properly watered, go ahead and plant them. That won't be the case here! It is guaranteed to be hot, windy and dry. Add the overly brilliant sun and newly germinated seedlings will fry quickly. My situation and conditions don't permit me to protect them from the extremes. "Baby" plants won't tolerate them any better than baby animals or people will. We've already experienced the range from mid forties to low triple digits since January and more seedlings are pushing through the surface each week. Only those which emerge during cooler, less extreme conditions make it. It's disheartening to watch them emerge and dry out, like feeding emerging faxes into a paper shredder, but I figure only the best are going to survive, so that should help in the culling process. If their root systems are sufficiently vigorous to maintain them through the hottest, most brilliant periods, they should be decent plants. I can already see which are healthy and which are definitely not. More than likely, those which are already heavily mildewing would clean up substantially if I budded them, but that would possibly supply more varieties which would make bad own root plants. I may miss some beautiful, interesting novelties, but at what price? I hope I've helped give you some useful ideas to tweak your method. Good luck! Kim...See MoreEver hear of Zelmot anyone?
Comments (2)It sounds like it's probably a 'Katherine Zeimet' whose name has undergone minor surgery. If so, it's a great rose, descended from 'Marie Pavie', fragrant, white, compact and everblooming....See MorePhyllis Bide, (1923, Cl polyantha)
Comments (13)Even more interesting. We did have a warmer winter which may account for its growth which has been phenomenal! It exploded in growth last year once I transplanted her and has continued sending out basals. The Spring flush was huge and long-lasting (she was the first to bloom), and while she has some BS now it's nowhere near what other plants are experiencing with our cold wet Spring. I am truly impressed with Cl.Pinkie which was an "accidental" purchase I had meant to cancel, but forgot. She practically died in her original colder spot and I saw the sum total of three flowers in 2 years. Her rootball was so tiny when I moved her. I guess she likes her new placement. I'm sorry yours didn't make it. Do you have Peggy Martin? While not exactly similar, the effect from afar is, and I think she's quite hardy in our zone....See More- 6 years agoRosefolly thanked Lynn-in-TX-Z8b- Austin Area/Hill Country
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