How do you care for rose seedlings? I bought some rose bushes and in the pots with them was 3 little seedlings, what care do they require?
Are you sure they are rose seedlings? If they are, it would be fun to grow them and see what flowers they produce. I dabble in hybridising roses, and the chances of those seedlings producing flowers that are worth keeping isn't great - most of the time the flowers are pink, single and inferior. They certainly won't produce the same flower as the original rose. But there is something about waiting for that first flower to open up, to reveal something that is completely new and unique, that can make the heart skip a bit or two. It is rather late in the season to expect them to produce their first blooms. They will need protection from from freezing temperatures by keeping them in an unheated garage.
The best place for the babies is probably right along with Mother, where they will be sure of being watered. A friend who propagates cuttings simply sets them around the parent rose until they are large enough to transplant on their own.
