And these are you failures? It surely wasn't their looks that sent them to the compost pile! I love the QE x Westerland crosses! I've never tried hybridizing so don't have any examples.

May be they should be called "quier "roses, but some look good.

I haven't done any hybridizing yet, but I've grown some OP seedlings. I've kept them all, mainly because they haven't bloomed a lot and when some of them do bloom, they're a little different each time. That's why I don't understand how you can possibly know what a rose is going to look like with just one tiny bloom. They don't always bloom true the first time. I have a seedling from BROADWAY that was light yellow with a pink edge for the first few blooms, but then it shot out yellow and pink stripeys. It's a pretty cool rose, I think. It obviously got crossed with one (or more) of the striped roses in the bed next to its bed. I'll have to post a pic of it when it blooms again. Hasn't done so thus far this yr. It's about 4yrs old now, and maybe I need to feed it something.

Countrygirl, I think all roses are pretty - that's why I find it so difficult to chuck them. But with 100 odd seedling just from this year, I can't keep all of them. Beth, you are right - they do seem to change but I am looking for a high petal count, fragrance and colour, preferably not pink. Would love to see you yellow pink stripey - sounds interesting.

Sharlene

Sutekesh, Thanks for sharing your lovely roses. I can understand not keeping all your seedlings as long as they are given time to show what they can do. As per the late Frank Strickland, the first bloom on his rose, St. Patrick looked a little "cabbagy" and didn't impress him, but he kept it because he only had a few seedlings that year. I'm glad he gave his little seedling a chance to mature. St. Patrick is one of my favorite roses: Frank Strickland: Amateur Rose Hybridizer Wins AARS Jackpot.

Beth, that is really interesting and very different to all the other descendants, the few that there are, on HMF. Definitely a keeper! You'll have to show us this year's blooms,

Jasmine, thanks for the link. I have read it before but I am sure there are a lot of people who haven't. Although, I must say I don't consider what Frank Strickland is doing as amateur - that is more like semi-professional! Over 1000 seedlings a year!
BTW - the Santa Clarita Website is fantastic and Kitty Belendez's blog also makes an interesting read.

Anyone else have pictures of their roses - keepers or weepers?

Sharlene

Deborah X Westerland 03 is sooooo pretty!!!! I also think they're all successes - but I guess you're right - you just can't keep them all!! Do you have photos of your keepers?

Carol