Re: Sprouting Rosa rugosa seeds
From: Eric Bina <ebina@meer.net>
> Anyone have any advice on getting rose seeds to sprout?
> I have never had success in the past with seeds from multiflora
> roses. I've tried 6 week stratification and nicking the seeds
> neither has worked.
>From my website: Rosa multiflora WC 7 d, 40-70-40-70
The cryptic coding above means:
Vigorously wash the seeds three times per day for 7 days, then
sow @ 40ºF for 3 months, followed by 3 months @ 70ºF, followed
by 3 months @ 40ºF, and upon their subsequent return to 70ºF
you will begin to get some germination in 10 to 12 weeks.
If you visit my website, you will see that all of the Rosas are
multicycle germinators, and many of them are far more difficult
than R. multiflora.
I don't have any info specific to R. rugosa.
manytimes
tom
zone 5a, NE Illinois, -21ºF Minimum
http://www.anet-chi.com/~manytimes/
seed germination is my game
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