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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: littlebabybird on May 20, 2009, 14:02:33

Title: rose cuttings
Post by: littlebabybird on May 20, 2009, 14:02:33
do roses grow from cuttings?
if they do when do i do it?
lbb
Title: Re: rose cuttings
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on May 20, 2009, 14:56:02
You can take cuttings in the autumn, and it works, but they do need mollycoddling for a year till they get really established.
Title: Re: rose cuttings
Post by: Tee Gee on May 20, 2009, 16:14:28
Quotedo roses grow from cuttings? if they do when do i do it?

Yes they do plus they can be grown from seed also!

see here;

http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Rose/Rose.htm (http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Rose/Rose.htm)
Title: Re: rose cuttings
Post by: laurieuk on May 20, 2009, 20:53:14
Quote from: littlebabybird on May 20, 2009, 14:02:33
do roses grow from cuttings?
if they do when do i do it?
lbb
They root quite easily from cuttings but they do not live as long as budded ones, one big advantage is you do not get any suckers as there are no briars involved. If you take ripened wood about August time, about 1ft (30) cms ,make a slit in the soil with a spade put some course sand in, then the cutting and firm. They may break into growth early but they Can be growing on the sap within the cutting before they have any roots. It is best to leave then 12 months before moving