solstice3

Never heard of Rose seeds but will be curious to see what you get

lynnie

Does that mean you can take a cutting from a rose bush and stick it in the ground and it will grow?? how doyou get it rooted and growing??

donna13350

Does that mean you can take a cutting from a rose bush and stick it in the ground and it will grow?? how doyou get it rooted and growing??[/QUOTE]
I take a cutting and gently scrape off the growing nubs at the bottom of the cutting, then stick it in the ground with a milk jug over the top of it (cut the bottom off).....if you don't keep the humidity in the stem, it will quickly die. Keep the soil moist, but not soggy.I also put my cuttings down under a large bush so they are shaded and only get morning sun. The rooting ratio is low, so figure for every 8 or so cuttings, you might get one to root, especially as a newbie, but with time and practice, you'll get there. Don't disturb them..new roots are very fragile and if you tug or pull at them, you'll undo everything you wanted to do. It will take a good 6 or 8 weeks to get roots. Here, I just leave my milk jug on till the next spring..it gives them cover in the winter when they're young and more fragile...then I transplant them out to where I want them.
There are tons of tutorials on the web, just google "how to propagate a rose bush", or "rose bush stem cuttings"...

Feather3

I took cuttings from my hibiscis trees last fall. They will not winter over here, as it's way too cold. I filled small pots with potting soil. Than I used a pencil & made holes for each cutting & put the cuttings in & pulled the dirt around each one. I then gave them a nice soaking with water. Then the pots were placed in a large ziploc bag & sealed. One pot per bag. I sat them on a windowsill facing north. Evey couple days I would turn the bags, so each side got good light. They have grown nicely & been replanted into larger pots. Once it gets warm wnough I'll repot them into my large outside pots.

You should be able to do this with rose cuttings to. I would dip the cut end in "root tone" first, which is a root growth hormone powder. You can buy it at home/garden centers. I think Lowes carries it or maybe Home Depot.

Any cutting taken from a "hybrid" rose bush may produce a different rose than the adult plant, as several cuttings are used to make the adult plant. They are grafted onto root stock. So you could end up with one of several colors. If it's a really old bush (I have a climber that is over 100 years old) they are on original root & not grafted onto root stock. Those should produce the same plant.

donna13350

Quote : Any cutting taken from a "hybrid" rose bush may produce a different rose than the adult plant, as several cuttings are used to make the adult plant. They are grafted onto root stock. So you could end up with one of several colors. If it's a really old bush (I have a climber that is over 100 years old) they are on original root & not grafted onto root stock. Those should produce the same plant.

This is not accurate. Hybrid roses ARE grafted onto a rootstock..but only one variety at a time...there are exceptions..I have seen novelty roses with a couple colors grafted onto them..but even in that case, what you see is what you get...if it blooms white, so will the cutting...I think the poster has this issue confused with hybridizing, and that an entirely different issue...but for cuttings...they will ALWAYS be the same exact plant that you took them from, color and growth habit..a bush will stay a bush, a climber will always be a climber, red will be red..etc.

DOTTYMO

It looks like a long job. The link fails to mention the optimum time to plant. I would think spring so during the winter you are doing all that preparation to the seeds. Oh think I will go to a garden centre.