Rose grafting, leaves died but the stem is still green is it still alive?

[Wishin']

I tried grafting a rose just to see if I could. A day or two after grafting, the leaves yellowed and died. It has been two and a half weeks now, and if you scratch the stem it is green. Was the graft successful, or does it just take a while for a rose cutting to die?

 

[thistlebloom]

I'd give it time. Don't give up until it is obviously dead. You may start to see some bud swelling in the leaf axils.

What kind of rose did you graft?

 

[897tgigvib]

Yep, don't give up yet.

One of my grafted grapes just struggled along the first year. By the end of last year I was pretty sure it was a goner, but I let it be, and right now it is showing nice little buds fattening up.

What kind of graft did you use? The T-Bud graft?

 

[Wishin']

@thistlebloom I have no idea I just thought it would be fun to try. One type is an unknown non climbing red type (came with the property) the grafted one is also unknown, but it is a yellow climbing type, I bought it but have no clue what kind it is.
@marshallsmyth Yes I used the T- graft.

I was whacking back my roses and decided to take a bit and try, they were getting their leaves but didn't have any flower buds, and the cutting is thin but long, about a foot long. Does that matter?

 

[thistlebloom]

Good for you for giving grafting a try Wishin'! I can't tell you much because I've never done it.

I'm with Marshall on this, just give it lots of time. I hope it works!