Propagating Roses from Bouquet Cuttings

[Blueberry Acres]

A very high percentage did, Blueberry Acres.

That's interesting. I might try a similar setup to see how it works.

 

[Shades-of-Oregon]

Great tutorial s on rose prop. Thank you . Worth a shot.

 

[Crealcritter]

I found what I believe to be a decent website for propagating roses. I would just paste the link but my secure browser has blocked 22 (and climbing) ads and other creepy things contained within the page. So I'll summarize the steps here.

1) Take a 45 degree cutting under water of the long stem rose to try and propagate. The bottom cut should be above the leaf node. The cutting should contan 3 or 4 healthy leaf nodes

2) Coat the bottom with rooting hormone but don't coat the bottom leaf node with rooting hormone and allow to dry approximately 2 minutes.

3) Place the cutting in clear jar with about about an inch or so of spring water. Being careful not to submerge the lower leaf node in water or else the stem will rot (turn brown / black).

4) Place a plastic baggie over top of the jar to create humidity dome and hold in heat. Set jar in indierct sunlight. A window sill or artifical lighting should be ok.

5) Change water every 2 to 3 days with fresh spring water. Pay attention to the waterline so you can fill it similarly. It's important to not submerge the bottom leaf node or the stem will rot.

6) You should notice new leafs buds forming from the leaf nodes after 7 to 10 days. This is when you remove the plastic baggie. Contine to change spring water every 2 to 3 days.

7) Within 14 to 21 days you'll notice the bottom of the stem will split and the first roots will emerge from the split.

8) Pot up and keep the soil moist but not water logged.

Sorry I'm not near as eloquent a writer as the web page author is.

Based on my reseach from several sources. I think there are a couple of important things to note. First make all cuts underwater. Cuttings should contain 3 to 4 healthy leaf nodes. Probably the most important is don't bury or submerge the bottom leaf node or the cutting will rot from the bottom up.

I am going to try this spring water technique and also with soil instead of water here within the next few weeks. I'll update this thread when I do. I've not tried to root rose cuttings before but I have sucessfully air-layered roses to produce a rooted clones and now that I think about it my sucessfully air-layers is when I scraped the stem, removed thorns and applied rooting hormone in-between leaf nodes.

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[flowerbug]

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8) Pot up and keep the soil moist but not water logged.

Sorry I'm not near as eloquent a writer as the web page author is.

Based on my reseach from several sources. I think there are a couple of important things to note. First make all cuts underwater. Cuttings should contain 3 to 4 healthy leaf nodes. Probably the most important is don't bury or submerge the bottom leaf node or the cutting will rot from the bottom up.
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the only thing i'll add is that cuttings only need one leaf on them, some people leave too many leaves on the cuttings and that can pull too much moisture out of the cutting before the roots have a chance to form.

 

[Blueberry Acres]

I found what I believe to be a decent website for propagating roses. I would just paste the link but my secure browser has blocked 22 (and climbing) ads and other creepy things contained within the page. So I'll summarize the steps here.

Thank you so much for sharing! I was considering starting a few cuttings as a winter project, so I will use this method if I end up doing it.

 

[Crealcritter]

Thank you so much for sharing! I was considering starting a few cuttings as a winter project, so I will use this method if I end up doing it.

Reaching out to a few friends over the weekend, who replied this morning. They suggested to use course sand instead of soil for the soil now sand method. Makes sense... sand is more sterile than soil. Also sand is looser making it easier to root in.

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[Crealcritter]

the only thing i'll add is that cuttings only need one leaf on them, some people leave too many leaves on the cuttings and that can pull too much moisture out of the cutting before the roots have a chance to form.

Based on my reseach it seems that most everyone cuts all the leaves off just leaving the leaf stem. I suspect moisture levels (humidity) is a critical factor in sucess vs failure. IDK... but we'll find out soon enough.

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[Crealcritter]

I have a fresh bottle of clonex on the way. Looks like next Tuesday we may get a hard freeze, it's cooling off already. Yesterday was t-shirt weather, today sweat shirt. So I'll most likely try the two semi hardwood rose rooting methods, late next week. One will be in spring water and one in corse sand. I'll post some pictures then, hopefully we can learn something about rooting cuttings.

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[Shades-of-Oregon]

In my experience hormone application on rose cuttings is an excellent way to propagate roses or most other plants. In some cases even homemade willow water works well. Note there are many types of plants willow does work as well as hormone application. If air rooting is applicable that is my first choice for larger trees and shrubs.

Using hormone powder for small cuttings has been a successful propagation method for adding plants to my garden over many years. Also important to remember that some roses purchased from some flower vendors can be hybrids that will not propagate true to the parent.

I like to use several cuttings to increase the propagation chances . Once dipped in hormone powder , placed in sterile medium along with a clear cover to keep slightly humid placed on a lightly warm heating mat - room temps above 65F and daily checking on them to review the process , will insure greater success by catching problems while maintaining good quality care . In a couple of weeks remove the clear topper , add a grow light and of course maintain good drainage placed on a warm heating mat.

Assuming your in winter I see your zone 6b or 7… with climate change it’s difficult in some cases, not sure what state, elevation or weather conditions that will vary depending on location. I am assuming your in winter . I am in Western Oregon zone 6b. However my elevation is higher that some in zone b and weather can vary according to climate change we are all coping with recently.

 

[Crealcritter]

In my experience hormone application on rose cuttings is an excellent way to propagate roses or most other plants. In some cases even homemade willow water works well. Note there are many types of plants willow does work as well as hormone application. If air rooting is applicable that is my first choice for larger trees and shrubs.

Using hormone powder for small cuttings has been a successful propagation method for adding plants to my garden over many years. Also important to remember that some roses purchased from some flower vendors can be hybrids that will not propagate true to the parent.

I like to use several cuttings to increase the propagation chances . Once dipped in hormone powder , placed in sterile medium along with a clear cover to keep slightly humid placed on a lightly warm heating mat - room temps above 65F and daily checking on them to review the process , will insure greater success by catching problems while maintaining good quality care . In a couple of weeks remove the clear topper , add a grow light and of course maintain good drainage placed on a warm heating mat.

Assuming your in winter I see your zone 6b or 7… with climate change it’s difficult in some cases, not sure what state, elevation or weather conditions that will vary depending on location. I am assuming your in winter . I am in Western Oregon zone 6b. However my elevation is higher that some in zone b and weather can vary according to climate change we are all coping with recently.

Thank You for the insightful post

I've tried various rooting hormones, I prefer clonex because I have the greatest sucess rate with it and it's in a gel form which I like.

For the semi-hardwood rose rooting attempt. I'll be trying a fresh batch of the purple. I'm just about out of purple, so I needed a new bottle anyways.

Clonex comes in different strengths g/L *IBA, which are color-coded

Clonex Green: 1.5 g/L IBA for herbaceous and softwood cuttings

Clonex Purple: 3.0 g/L IBA for semi-hardwood cuttings

Clonex Red: 8.0 g/L IBA for hardwood cuttings

* IBA (3-Indolebutyric acid), is a plant hormone responsible for root initiation and growth.

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