By Merseagirl
Essex,
United Kingdom 
This may seem a silly question but can you grow a rose bush from a rose hip?
3 Jul, 2011
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M G is right. I have done it for an experiment with Rosa Rugosa and 2 years on that plant is only 6 inches high.
3 Jul, 2011
If from a shrubby modern rose, such as a Hybrid Tea, or a Floribunda, it may bloom the year following planting, and is likely to be quite different from its parent. I would expect Rosa rugosa to wait two years, as would climbers, but Ojibway's experience probably means that something is wrong--it should have several vigorous shoots 12-18 inches tall, by now.
4 Jul, 2011
Many thanks for the information will try as an experiment and let you know if anything grows.
7 Jul, 2011
Have fun Merseagirl and let us know what happens - that way we all learn
7 Jul, 2011
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