It doesn't work out that way though when you work with species, or near species type roses. Seedlings may not bloom for a year or more after germinating in species crosses. The seedling in the photo above is finally developing buds in it's third year of growing. It first sprouted in the greenhouse in 2016. It germinated from a batch of seeds from a seed parent that typically produces the modern types that bloom in just a few weeks after sprouting. Usually, from modern rose crosses, I will not keep these types of seedlings that refuse to bloom in the first year. This seedling was different however, in that it appeared extremely clean, it was very vigorous, and it seemed to produce little to no thorns. I thought that it would certainly bloom in 2017, but it did not. Now with lots of buds forming, the long wait is over! I expect that it will produce simple, 5 petalled pink blooms that will not be very spectacular. As long as the blooms are not ugly, I will keep the plant to see if I can make a hedge of it. I will post photos of the blooms when they open.
