Roses from seeds

Has anyone grown a rose from seed? Do they germinate easily/quickly?

Val

 

I have val,i ordered some green rose seeds from ebay just to see if they grow green
Out of 10 i have managed to save 1 bush but its not flowered yet and is quite small,i cant remember how long they took to germinate but im sure it wasnt too long or difficult it was over wintering etc that i struggled with but then i suppose it varies with varietys x

 

Maybe green roses take longer!!!!!!!!

Val

 

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Hi joolz, just trawling through a few posts while I'm working away (locked up in my lonely hotel room) and found your post about seeds. I wondered what sort of results you got?
My wife showed me the ebay advert for green rose seeds a while back, it raised a smile must say.
The only real 'green' rose that is a vailable is the green rose or rosa viridiflora.



I think you'll agree that this is not the same variety as the one offered? Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings. These ebayers should be taken to task, I know that they are only charging a pound a packet but I wonderhow many packets are sold to innocent punters? I notice they are also selling black and multi-coloured rose seeds - rip off artists all of them.

 

I have a rose I grew from seed. My husband bought me some rose seeds in a tin, the idea being that you could then name it when it grew. Several germinated, and I have one large bush now with small pale pink flowers, not very spectacular but quite a nice idea. I didn't bother naming it though.