The Real Trick to Grow Roses from Seed

If you'd like to grow roses from seed, a little patience is in order: the seeds take several months to mature from flowers, and most will not germinate unless they're removed them from the fruit and exposed to enough cold and moisture. In this video I'll show you the results of my fall collection of seeds from 'Snow Pavement' (a rugosa hybrid rose) and answer some of the common questions about rearing roses from seed. I'll also discuss some of the fake seedling videos and the photoshopped ebay rose seed listings.

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Photo credits:
Rose receptacle by Frank Vincentz CC BY-SA 3.0

Snow Pavement by Uleli CC BY-SA 3.0

[saraiakovakis]

I watched your rose stratification video back in September, after I had gathered some rose-hips. After many months (April, in fact), I remembered to check my fridge, where I had them planted in small Tupperware containers, and one container had seedlings growing! I was so delighted. I have one tiny baby Iso Easy Italian Ice rose growing, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to watch it grow and see what it produces. Thank you for your guidance.

[gfshh]

Thanks!!! as a gardener it gets me angry when some YouTubers post fake videos and some people actually fall for it….

[mikedan]

It is the first time I learn about the process of stratification clearly explained. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[tamrahawkes]

Thanks to your video, I now have 19 little rose plants!
My friends will be delighted lol

[fideledefer]

I followed the instructions in one of your videos in October and a lot of the seeds sprouted ❤ after about two months and a half. Thank you for the knowledge you put out in the world

[Desertmoon]

I am so so excited this year I bought 30 magnificent rosebushes and I had tried doing the cuttings and I just failed that however, the rose hips I’ve got some on my roses and I am thrilled. I think this will be successful for me. Love your videos love your company. I’m just so happy thank you thank you thank you❤

[ellenkarlsson]

Thank you for this! I have collected seeds from an old red climber in my parents' garden. Just across the street from the climber there's a gorgeous red rose that flower at the same time, I'm hoping that my seeds are a mix between the two.

I have adopted a neglected rose flower bed and I'm trying to learn as much as I can about roses so that I can restore it and introduce some other varieties.

[VernonWard-jzcn]

Thank you very much!!! I've always wondered how to grow roses. Beautiful and super hardy fill your garden with roses!

[rhondabearley]

Very informative! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! My oldest child gifted me Rose Seeds. I’m excited to see what sprouts 😃

[carmenbailey]

I can’t imagine someone wanting a purple, green rose. A black on the other hand I would take a double look. Thanks for sharing all your passion & knowledge. 👍❤️😊

[Kneenibble]

I gathered hips from wild roses around my friend's cabin and got the seeds to germinate in this way last spring. Now I have 9 plants scattered around the garden, wondering if they might bloom this year! It's so fun.

[SilenceYes]

It is what I am worried about-trickery, when I try to look up how to something on roses... your channel seems legit via passion. I watched a couple of your videos now...😊

[bowandarrowindian]

Thank you so much for these videos that you do the time you take out of your day to make Em thank you very much again.👍👍👍👍✌️

[phenixwars]

Very interesting video. Short and to the point too👌🏼

[roshnimoses]

Thanks for the genuine information you give us with your great experience and letting us know the fraud propagation with rose flower base etc.Thank you.

[kaykorbel-metcalf]

YAY thank you Jason for this video of growing roses from seed! I am going to try !

[jenniferbright]

I’m going to try this next year again with your suggestion cold for about 2 months I did not know about germination thanks I have a climbing rose bush and after 18 years in this house I thought about the seeds, anyway thanks again!

[greghardy]

Excellent content I am learning so much. Your videos are succinct quick and thorough. You’ve put in a lot of work. Definitely the right page. I’m going to follow these steps and when they sprout, certainly supporting this page. Thanks again

[eatwhatukiii]

I tried for years, and finally got two tiny rose seedlings! My first ones died this spring. Perhaps I left them in the tray too long, I’m not sure, but in a moment of emergency laziness I reused the soil and tray this summer for a handful of burrow tail leaves I had knocked off. I noticed around September that amongst the baby burrow tails were two more rose seedlings (apparently they needed more time to germinate), so I’m glad I didn’t toss out the used tray of soil!😬 Now I need to move them to proper pots to ensure I don’t repeat the same failure.

[mariamedianogutierrez]

Very informative! Thank you. I bought rose seeds from online..and I’m excited to start growing rose seeds in a few months time.