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The listing, The Rose Seed Saga has ended.

Basic info on rose seeds.

Why don't we 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 grown 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 the 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 breeders. They 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/
faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/roses/1998064213019692.html
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!

This auction is NOT for rose seeds.
This auction is for 30+ Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) seeds. 3rd image.

Questions & Comments

Scammers suck;
opaldragondreamer.blogspot.com/2012/10/scammers-suck-continuing-saga-of-fake.html

Jan 12th, 2013 at 3:44:18 PM PST by

Here's more expert information of growing roses from seed.
http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Rose-Seeds-5/product-reviews/B005
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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

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 12th, 2013 at 3:50:32 PM PST by

It's highly unlikely the rose seeds I see up for auction will germinate at all. Most ppl who buy these things are new gardeners or are buying for someone else. When the seeds fail to germinate, the newbie just figures they did something wrong and don't really question the viability of the seeds.

Jan 14th, 2013 at 9:44:57 AM PST by

Hibiscus sabdariffa (Roselle) recipes -- Tea, jam, leaves, syrup, etc. http://www.hibiscus.org/recipes.php

Jan 12th, 2013 at 11:46:12 AM PST by

WOW! Thank you for all the wonderful information... I am new to buying "Fresh" seeds... I usually buy packets from stores and usually roses from The nursery and of course the are fairly large by then... Now I know why...

Jan 19th, 2013 at 10:55:22 PM PST by

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Jan 20th, 2013 at 4:20:59 AM PST by

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Jan 20th, 2013 at 4:20:41 AM PST by

Beware of seeds saved from F1 Hybrids; http://www.growveg.com/growguides/saving-seed.aspx

Make sure you only save seed from open-pollinated varieties and not F1 hybrids. Open pollinated vegetable varieties are often heirloom varieties that have naturally evolved over the years and been passed down through generations of gardeners. The vegetables produced from the seeds are similar to the produce of the parent plant and gradually evolve to cope with local conditions such as moisture levels and high or low temperatures.

Saving seed from F1 hybrids will not produce seeds that ‘come true’ when they produce vegetables. F1 seeds can be infertile and some will produce different traits from the original parents that are less favorable to the ones for which the hybrids were initially developed.

Lots of ppl are offering seeds collected from their own gardens. Be aware that if they are collecting seeds from their F1 hybrid plant and you buy those seeds, you will NOT likely get the same plant they are offering.

Jan 20th, 2013 at 5:28:59 AM PST by

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