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'Lullaby' rose Reviews & Comments
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4 NOV 19 by
chersmom
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I haven't read through every thread, but I am wondering if anyone knows about whether Lullaby typically produces masses of hips in the fall? I usually prune mine down to size at some point in late summer after major flushes of bloom seem over. I did not have a chance to do that this year and have the most beautiful hips! I will post a photo.
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#1 of 3 posted
4 MAR by
 Michael Garhart
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It's hip sterile. The only way to get anything from it is to pick out 1-5 grains of pollen per bloom and put it on something ridiculously fertile.
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#2 of 3 posted
4 MAR by
Nastarana
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It appears in the pix here to be prone to vegetative centers. I suppose that must affect fertility?
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#3 of 3 posted
30 MAR by
Michael Garhart
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Yes, as well as the scant amount of pollen it even possesses. I would rate it as a 98% sterile rose. 2% male fertility imo.
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27 JUL 15 by
Michael Garhart
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My mother's birthday was a few days ago. She is currently in PT Rehab, as her broken hip heals. So I made her an arrangement, which included a 'Hot Cocoa' and 'Lullaby'. For a few days, I could not figure out what the potent scent was. I never expected 'Lullaby', since it has never been fragrant outside. But it WAS 'Lullaby'. Extremely potent carnation scent. But only after being cut and taken inside. Go figure, right?
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#1 of 1 posted
17 MAY 17 by
StrawChicago heavy clay zone 5
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Thanks for the info. on lullaby. Carnation is my favorite scent, so refreshing !!
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25 MAY 15 by
Michael Garhart
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This rose is virtually sterile. Attempts at using it as a seed parent, for about 4 years, has resulted in zero hip set. This year, I noticed it actually had pollen on it. The first time in its 8 year life. Unfortunately, each bloom had 1-2 kernels of pollen each. 30 blooms later, I might have enough pollen to pollinate one bloom of another rose. Talk about work!
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#1 of 6 posted
25 MAY 15 by
Robert Neil Rippetoe
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USE them! I've had surprising success using miniscule quantities of pollen.
Even if you only hit a few pistils it could be enough to produce the seed needed to get another generation.
Of course you have to use a really good seed parent.
If I had it here right now I'd know exactly what to do with it. ;-)
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#2 of 6 posted
25 MAY 15 by
Michael Garhart
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I am in the process of figuring out a seed parent. It will be a hard choice. I think that I can do this once more, in about a week, due to how many blooms this plant pumps out. But they have to be at the right stage -- right after they pop, and the apricot begins to fade into white.
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#3 of 6 posted
22 JUN 15 by
Michael Garhart
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(Yellow Brick Road x Golden Eye) x Lullaby hips are swelling and not yellowing, so the pollen is likely fertile. Well, not the parent I ever imagined for Lullaby, but its more fertile than most roses.
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#4 of 6 posted
22 JUN 15 by
Robert Neil Rippetoe
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That's exciting Michael. I'll keep my fingers crossed. I always wanted to try 'Lullaby'.
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#5 of 6 posted
9 JAN 17 by
Michael Garhart
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I think I told you, but I did keep a seedling from this cross. Blooms look like Etoile de Mai. Plant is vigorous, but not huge. Looks like it will be a mounding shrub, like Red Drift. Likely very resistant.
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#6 of 6 posted
9 JAN 17 by
styrax
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[duplicate comment, deleted]
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18 FEB 16 by
kysusan
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