Hi Lux, you're dealing with a type of rose which is not known for its fertility, either as seed or pollen parent. Yes, there have been SOME raised using either, but if you're dead set on raising some Tea seedlings, I would plant every seed you have room for and hope to have too many so you can cull out the weak, straggly and unhealthy types, keeping those which appear to have vigor and health on their sides. Don't limit yourself to a set number of each. Just plant all you have room for and hope for too many to deal with. Good luck and have fun! Kim

I agree with Kim, more is better. I don't do Teas here because of the cold, of course, but I've had tons of seeds from some roses (Westerland comes to mind) and have never had a single one germinate. You just never know. I'd plant every seed you have go for it!

Thanks to both of you,
I shall do just that, plant all the Tea seeds I find, and I'll continue to gather Tea rose hips as they ripen, and plant all the seeds I get from each of the 12 cultivars. Though it's January Mme. Lombard', cl. 'Devoniensis' and Reve d'Or' still have many green hips that will probably ripen by April.

Lux.