Rose hybridization is a result of deliberate crossing or interbreeding between two compatible rose species.

Since roses have flowers with both male and female reproductive parts, you can easily produce fertile seed, all you need to do is to take bring the stamens (the male reproductive part of a flower) and bring them into contact with the stigmas (female reproductive part of a flower).

The seeds will develop just below the stigmas and these seedlings will inherit certain characteristic of both parents but may bear no visible resemblance to either of their parents.

Most roses are able to cross with each other but there are certain types of roses that are so highly bred that they are sterile. You should also note that some variety of roses make better seed parents than pollen parents and they only way to know for certain is to make the cross in both directions.

Rose seedlings can flower in the first year but it may take a few years before you know you have created an excellent hybrid rose.

To create a new hybrid rose, you would first choose the seed parent. Be sure to choose a flower that is not fully open as it has lower chance of being pollinated beforehand from another source. Carefully pull off the petals starting from the outer petals.

Using a pair of sterilized tweezers, remove the stamens carefully so that you are only left with the bare stigmas. Cover the flower with a plastic bag to prevent it from not getting pollinated from another source.

Now, pick another flower that is not fully open to be the pollen parent. Cut it together with its stem and place it in a vase or glass filled with water. Store it indoor. When the flower is fully open, remove all the petals so that you have access to the reproductive parts.

Remove the plastic bag surrounding the seed parent. To transfer the pollen, brush the anthers of the pollen parent across the stigmas of the seed parent. Replace the bag and let the hip develop. For recording purpose, be sure to label the stem of the seed parent with the names of both parents.

Once the hip is ripe, cut it from the plant and slice it open. Extract the seeds. In a plastic bag, mix them with peat or grit and store them in the fridge for three to four weeks.

Now, all you need to do is to sow the seeds in pots of seed compost. Be sure to cover them with grit too.