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'Bubble Double' rose Reviews & Comments
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This triploid, which I assumed was female infertile, set 2 huge hips this summer. Weird! I knew it was pollen fertile, but I did not expect this. They are likely selfs, since there is little room for bees to enter. Whatever they are, I will attempt to germinate them for the sake of curiosity.
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Did you get germination from those seeds Michael?
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Nope. But that doesn't mean they weren't infertile. They got tossed in with a few other 2-5 seed harvests, and none of them germinated.
I am not sure it would be a reliable way of seed. Haphazard at best. The only way to use this rose is to teeze individual stamens out, dry, and then crush them. At least in my area, where it is a slow opener, with many petals.
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Thank you for your observations.
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Bubble Double (Radnov) rose was bred by Michael Dobres of NovaFlora Inc. It was obtained as an induced sport of Double Pink Knock Out ...which is a Radler Rose.
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I understand what a sport is, but what is an "induced" sport? Is Bubble Double a sport of Double Pink KO? Or was it bred from the sport? I notice that the bloom size seems bigger. Color looks lighter.
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I wish they would re-brand it, especially the name. It is such a good, but un-noticed, rose...
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This is my favorite, so far, of the Radler roses. I like Double Knock Out and Can Can fairly well, too, but this one is pretty unique. It doesn't seem to get a lot of buzz, which is unfortunate for a healthy rose of this modern color.
And, yes, it has proven fertile as of this February. I'll know whether or not if the mutated color passes on. The bloom color mutation seems pretty strong, so I am guessing that it does.
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