Sunday, December 11, 2016

2016 Basye's Second Generation Seedlings

I am surprised at how quickly bloom form and color has improved in just 2 generations from Basye's Thornless (AKA Basye's Legacy and Commander Gillette).  Since Basye's Thornless is a pink, 5-petalled, once blooming rose, I thought that it would be several generations before I would see these sort of offspring.  I am getting fully double blooms, colors other than pink, and some with form.  I'm glad I started using it again! 






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6 comments:

  1. MarijkeDecember 11, 2016 at 10:22 PM

    Beautiful roseflowers.
    have a wonderful day.

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  2. SallyJanuary 2, 2017 at 2:58 PM

    How is the thornless quality being passed along?

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    1. Jim SproulJanuary 7, 2017 at 5:24 PM

      Hi Sally, a few of the seedlings are completely thornless like "Basye's Thornless", but most have some thorns and show up even more in subsequent generations. I think that it is a matter of continued selection to keep thornlessness going.

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  3. BekahJanuary 7, 2017 at 1:43 AM

    Wow thats fantastic, I would have thought it would take many more generations to improve the petal count not to mention the lovely form! Of course I love the soft yellow rose.

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