Gorgeous, Jeri. My Chinas are great here and still blooming, esp CS.

Beautiful, Jeri. Carol will be bringing you some more goodies for the hill which should look lovely with Orange Smith.

Kim -- They are here. I hadn't had a chance to say anything yet, because we have had a slight disruption in the neighborhood. Now that things have settled down, I can say that the three are sitting in the front yard "relaxing" until morning.

It looks to me like the Mutabilis seedling ought to go right into the ground.

Great! There are actually four. If you look closely, there are two Miss Lowe X Secret Garden seedlings in that pot. They can be separated or planted as is, your choice. The Mutabilis seedling DEFINITELY needs planted ASAP. That thing promises to be a monster. Enjoy them in good health! I'm glad the "disturbance in the force" has quieted down. I hope all is good.

I envy you people over there for all the found Chinas you have. Chinas are the easiest roses to grow in my conditions and they tend to bloom 12 months a year over here. They are almost 'plant them and forget them' roses here which is a miracle in my conditions.

Is it true that Mutabilis seedlings do not ever inherit their mother's trait for multicoloured blooms?

No Nik, Mutabilis seedlings sometimes inherit their parent's trait for multicolored flowers. My observation has been mostly self seedlings inherit it. The cross I really want to see is Comtesse du Cayla X Mutabilis. My observation on that one, based on the innumerable times I've attempted it (both directions) is, they HATE each other. What did work was a presumed triploid mini crossed with Mutabilis, but it hasn't expressed the multicolored color shift. I say presumed triploid because it has yielded results with some pretty "mulish" mates that only fertile triploidy can explain.

That Elisabeth's China bloom reminds me of the little newly planted specimen I passed in Sacramento at the Open Garden this year. It's a darling of a rose.

Justin

I just saw the pic of Miss Lowe's x SGMC bloom in facebook. Very pretty!

Thanks, Nik! Not to hijack Jeri's thread... That is one of six seedlings, ranging from white to nearly "light red". That's the one which floated Jeri's boat and she has room, so it went south to her hill. This is the one showing the most Secret Garden influence and vigor to me so far.

I am VERY happy! This is the one Kim sent us.

Wonderful! As am I! I know it has found a loving home and I am delighted to be able to see it mature to see what it will do.