How to Grow White Roses From Seeds

Roses are flowering plants in the Rosaceae family with more 100 varieties, each with a distinctive growing style, color and fragrance. White, yellow, pink and red are color options for more than two-thirds of these species. Darker hues such as black, blue and purple have been artificially grown in laboratories but do not occur naturally. If you are unfamiliar with roses, select a hardy species such as the rosa rugosa alba. This plant thrives in U.S. Department of Agriculture zones 3 to 10 and features a deeply-veined, fragrant 4-inch blossom.

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Compost
Composted Bark
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Seeds
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Instructions

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  Select a planting location that gets six to eight hours of sunlight daily, with shade in the afternoon.
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  Aerate the soil with a rake, mixing in compost, composted bark and manure. The composition should be 1-1/2 parts native soil, 1 part compost, 1 part composted bark and 1/2 part manure.
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  Moisten a paper towel with water.
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  Place four to six seeds on the paper towel. Fold the paper towel in half.
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  Refrigerate the paper towel packet in a plastic zippered bag.
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  Check the seeds for root growth after four weeks and weekly thereafter.
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  Remove the seeds from the paper towel when roots appear on the seeds.
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  Plant the seeds in the garden at a depth of 1/4 inch.
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  Avoid root rot by not over-watering the plant. Water once or twice weekly to keep soil damp; seedlings will emerge within seven days.
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  Water roses weekly during the growing season to keep the soil moist to a depth of 18 inches.

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