Hi,

Can two rose varieties that don't set hips be hybridized together? I
have a Mister Lincoln and a Golden Celebration in my garden that I
would like to breed together at some point. From what I understand,
hybridizing requires roses that hip. Everything I've been able to find
about the two varieties I want to use says they don't hip. Can it be
done? If so. how?

Thanks!
Jason

wrote:
Hi,

Can two rose varieties that don't set hips be hybridized together? I
have a Mister Lincoln and a Golden Celebration in my garden that I
would like to breed together at some point. From what I understand,
hybridizing requires roses that hip. Everything I've been able to find
about the two varieties I want to use says they don't hip. Can it be
done? If so. how?

Thanks!
Jason

One method is to cut all the pollen stalks off of one bloom and use a
bloom from another plant to pollenate the first bloom. Cut the pollen
stalks off a new bloom (be early on this, actually BEFORE the bloom
fully opens) and use the pollen from a mature bloom, swab the new bloom
strongly and maybe tape the old to the new and leave it there. Slip a
paper sack over the pollenated bloom and wait for results. If it takes
the hip will form. Leave it till fall then place it in a refrigerator
till spring, get it cold but not frozen, break it open and plant the
seed. This is a from memory, you can find the whole procedure with
Google. Good luck!
Joe t
Baytown, Tx.