rose cuttings

[Pushin-up-Daisies]

While I was vacationing I saw rambling roses growing all along the roadside & u know me I had to get a cutting from the light pink & deeprose pink color. They were full of blooms so I got out there while ago & potted them up. Hopefully they will root, will see . I babied the cuttings till I could get home with them. keep u'r fingers crossed for them to root.

[Kittyfang]

I have always wondered, how do you root plants? I know there are some rooting hormones, but many plants root without them.

I had a baby rasberry plant that got ravaged by my doggy and I tried to root it. It did well for about 2 weeks, but soon, the leaves turned yellow and fell off.

[Pushin-up-Daisies]

Kitty here is the way I do it. take a cutting 4-6 inchs long, strip all leaves off, put in container with soil and wet good,then place container in a ziplock bag(gallon size) & close the bag, put in shaded area & it should root in week or 2. roses seem to be harder to root or maybe its just me. the wild roses root very well for me but the others usually rot.try it & let me know how its doing.

[angmf2233]

I just had some butterfly bush cuttings in water and took off most bottom leaves, had in water and they are slimy? What can you cut and root in water besides, spider plants?

[Pushin-up-Daisies]

Begonias, sweet potato,coleus,ivy,christmas cactus,carrot top,avocada pit,vines(house plants)spider plant,just to name a few. I usually change the water about every 4-5 days & put fresh water in. Good luck[Automated by GetSmile]

[cmmwiebe]

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/s.../roseprop.html

[AlphaDog]

Kittyfang: Just because the leaves fell off, doesn't necessarily mean that it died.

Rose of Sharon cuttings, if you are trying to root them in a vase of water, will lose all of their leaves before putting on new ones. The 'sticks' will look as dead as a door nail. But after a week or so, new growth starts popping up and before you know it, roots emerge from the bottom. Its a lot of fun to watch.

I can thank ok_nurse for giving me the joy of rooting ROS. She sent me some and told me exactly what to do. Snowmm also sent me some ROS, but it was already rooted and it is growing fast! Already have 3" of new growth in just 2-3 weeks.


Moral of the story: Just because hair falls out doesn't mean man is dead.
(Apply that to the plant world and you'll be ok...)

HAHAHA

[GARDEN GUY]

Hi
It is sometimes wise to avoid starting cuttings in water as they will definitely produce roots but the roots produced are usually quite week and hair like. Sometimes the cuttings just rot and turn to mush if left in water and sometimes it will work.
You should have greater success if you start a cutting in moist soil after applying a rooting hormone. You will entice a stronger,healthier rooting system thus giving you a better chance of success in starting a new plant.
Hope that is of some help.
Take care
Gary

[cmmwiebe]

http://texasroserustlers.com/propcare.html

[GARDEN GUY]

Great info!!!!!
Thanks

[Pushin-up-Daisies]

Thanks for the info on rooting roses CM It turns out that i did it exactly that way, so will see what springs forth

[Kittyfang]

Thank you for the advice Alpha Dog.

I will leave those lilac plants in the ground for now and see next summer what happens. In the mean time, I went ahead and got one more shoot from the mommy plant, as well as two cutting. The cuttings are currently in water. I have no rooting hormones, and no money to buy it. So, to increase my chances I took a greenish/brownish branch as well as a more woody one. They will remain in water as long as the leaves are firm to the touch, if I get a sense that they are fading I will put them in soil.

Also, to make sure that THIS plant doesn't bite the big one, I planted it in a pot, that I will move from inside to outside everyday. I am still unsure if I will leave it outside for the winter...

Sorry for talking your ears off. I am just using you all as a sounding board.

Wish me luck!

[cmmwiebe]

Sometimes if we do what makes sense it will work out!


By the way I am looking for seeds of good flavoured, edible blue honeysuckle! Lonicera caerulea var. edulis



Clayton