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The listing, Want to grow roses from seed? has ended.

You've come to the right place. Lets start w/ some basic info on growing roses seed.

Ever wonder why you don't find rose seeds at big garden centers like Lowe's or Home Depot? It's because you never know what sort of rose you'll get from seeds.

Most roses we buy at nurseries or exchange have been propagated by budding/grafting onto rootstock or by rooted cuttings.

Be aware; each rose seedling resulting from seed is a new, never before seen variety. If you plant seeds of 'Don Juan', you'll get climbers, large bushes, small bushes, a variety of colors, w/ a variety of scents.

What you won't get is another 'Don Juan'. That's true of any variety from which you collect the seed; they don't "come true" to the original type. Among many poor quality seedlings, you might produce some plants that are interesting. But there is no way to know what color, shape, size or habits a rose seed will have until it has germinated, bloomed & been monitored for at least 2 seasons.

Species/wild roses are roses that haven't been cross pollinated by insects or hybridized by rose breeders. These will come true to type from seed. However, they look VERY different from the modern roses you see sold by florist.

Germinating http://paulbardenroses.com/manners_seed.html

Blue colored, true black colored & rainbow roses are all scams. REGARDLESS, remember ROSE SEEDS in general can be a problem. Take the word of a master, Steve Jones Master Consulting Rosarian http://scvrs.homestead.com/TypesOfRoses.html
...the blooms come in most colors, except blue & black.

faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/roses/1998063836018263.html

Scroll down to seed scams; http://gardeningwithstephanie.com/category/roses/

forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/roses/msg081153098702.html
Rainbow roses are created by dying white roses.
rainbowrosecompany.com/about-rainbow-roses/

Pay it forward! Warn your friends!

Now, this auction is NOT for rose seeds.

This auction is for 10+ Moss rose seeds.

Questions & Comments

great auction, very informative!!! I've never grown roses from seed, we always picked up the bush at the nursery.

Jan 5th, 2013 at 1:52:15 PM PST by

Exactly! If seeds were an effective way of getting true type roses, we'd see seeds in every garden center.

Jan 6th, 2013 at 4:48:38 AM PST by

This is very informative and more people should be aware of the scams on listia!

Jan 5th, 2013 at 3:25:00 PM PST by

I agree. All it takes is a few seconds of research to know that true blue, true black and rainbow roses are a scam period. Dig a little deeper into information on rose seeds in general and get the big picture.

Jan 6th, 2013 at 4:52:20 AM PST by

I love moss roses, they are so easy

Jan 5th, 2013 at 4:19:47 PM PST by

Yes they are aren't they? And their blooms do look much like small true type roses, even if the foliage doesn't.

Jan 6th, 2013 at 4:53:38 AM PST by

Great auction... :)

Jan 6th, 2013 at 9:36:40 AM PST by

TY! Happy gardening!

Jan 6th, 2013 at 9:45:45 AM PST by

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Jan 5th, 2013 at 2:48:07 PM PST by

Here's so more expert information of growing roses from seed.
http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Rose-Seeds-5/product-reviews/B0057CRTPA/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_1?ie=UTF8&filterBy=addOneStar&showViewpoints=0

1.0 out of 5 stars There IS no blue rose. AND Roses are VERY difficult to grow from seed., December 27, 2011
By Martin Nemko (Oakland, CA USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: Blue Rose Seeds! 5 Seeds!
I am a professional rose hybridizer. I know roses COLD. There ARE no blue roses. Yes, there are lavenders, both nothing resembling the blue in the picture nor anything that's even close to blue. No sky blue. No medium blue. No dark blue. Lavender, purple yes. Blue, absolutely not. This seller should be ashamed of him/herself for trying to sell this.

And ANY rose seed is very difficult to grow. Even under carefully controlled professional germination conditions in which the seed is stratified (kept cold for 6 weeks,) the shell is scarified, the seed is planted in an ideal seedling medium and given precisely the right day and night temperatures and foot-candles of light, germination rate, depending on the variety can be anywhere from 0 to 40%, which the average being about 15%.

Jan 6th, 2013 at 4:40:04 AM PST by

well that's good to know thanks for the info i didn't know all of that and was going to order seeds but now i'm not very informative thanks

Jan 8th, 2013 at 9:28:51 PM PST by

You are very welcome. I certainly hope ppl reading will investigate and thereby avoid being taken advantage of.

Jan 9th, 2013 at 10:06:07 AM PST by

Any questions? Let us reason together.

Jan 6th, 2013 at 3:07:07 PM PST by

So -- NOW would you trust ANY seed these deceptive Sellers been hacking off on Listia?

Jan 14th, 2013 at 4:33:06 PM PST by

I did ,I won 5 orange rose seeds.so do I plant them any way..?

Jan 15th, 2013 at 1:00:15 PM PST by

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