Re: 'heather roses' 2010

by Bemo on 26th June 2010, 6:49 pm

and thank you for your comments.
David, this rose has germinated in the spring 2009.
I kept it, although it has not bloomed in the 1st year and I also found a place for it in the garden, although the place is limited.
So maybe the two things you need as beeder mostly are a good portion of luck and inspiration as well as 'a good eye'.
You can begin to select the rose seedling stll when they are very small. The good one are still eye catchers !
Simon did it from a pic:

Simon wrote:Hi Bemo, I like the look of the leaves on the tallish seedling in the lower left corner of the first image (right hand side of the 2nd image I think too). It's got lovely serrations.

have a nice weekend
Bernhard

by Bemo on 9th July 2010, 11:29 pm

another more detailed pic of the 'NDR1 Radio Niedersachsen ®' seedling. Blotches on the upper petals escaped.

the mother plant has gotten its grazy name after a german radio station Crying or Very sad

'can top this and call the seedling 'Radio Ga Ga'

cheers
Bernhard

by Simon on 10th July 2010, 12:07 am

How old is this one again Bernhard?

by Bemo on 10th July 2010, 12:53 am

germinated in 2009 and flowering this year the 1st time.

by Simon on 10th July 2010, 1:23 am

And this flower is it's first or second bloom? it has great saturation Thumbsup

by Bemo on 10th July 2010, 2:49 am

that's a difficult question, because it is very hot this sommer and the rose seems to bloom continously. Assume that it is one of the last from the first flowering Stunned

cheers
Bernhard

by Bemo on 10th July 2010, 10:25 pm

another little lady from 'Bonica x Loredo' (2010):

because of the current Sweating

, I'm not sure if it is the real colour Dunno

cheers
Bernhard

by Simon on 10th July 2010, 11:13 pm

I wouldn't mind some of that heat now... it's cold and wet and windy here atm... Shivering

by Dave on 15th July 2010, 8:09 pm

Well done, Bemo. It looks stunning. Can you send more close up photos.
Dave

by Bemo on 17th July 2010, 3:58 am

Dave wrote:Well done, Bemo. It looks stunning. Can you send more close up photos.
Dave

Of course. In the 'Field of dreams' you schould not miss a sexy lady . She just started to bloom.

it's an open pollination of 'NDR1.....'

the next one could become a 'burner', it's the first flower of this 2010 bred OP of 'Bonica', enjoy the recently shot pic Eye Popper

I've never expected a white rose from this plant, as all before showed pink tones.

whish you all a nice weekend
Bernhard

by Dave on 21st July 2010, 10:21 am

Thanks Bemo. I love singles and stamens!
Dave

by Simon on 21st July 2010, 4:40 pm

It's very much like 'Dainty Bess' isn't it?

by Bemo on 21st July 2010, 8:03 pm

indeed, maybe the stamens of 'DB' are a little bit longer. It's a nice surprise again. Let's see how this plant will develope Rolling Eyes

...but it's still working in the garden Very Happy

To be honest, the motherplant has been a little bit underestimated by the breeder silent

cheers
Bernhard

by Bemo on 21st July 2010, 9:11 pm

Bemo wrote:
......I've never expected a white rose from this plant, as all before showed pink tones...

I'm so stupid.... did no study the ancestors of Bonica. The seed parent 'Rosa sempervirens L. × Mademoiselle Marthe Carron' are both white Duh

cheers
Bernhard

by Simon on 21st July 2010, 11:30 pm

Yeah... but white is strange 'colour' in roses Bernhard. It's like a masking colour, like a coloured rose in a white coat. Gennetically they breed like the coloured rose but have another gene (or set of genes) that over rule these and prevent the expression of any pigment. That's what's happening with 'Iceberg'.... it's a coloured rose under all that white. So this is interesting... whites bred 'Bonica' which is pink but not all whites are like this... must be carrying this masking gene... to have it come out again now... or something like that Rolling Eyes