Thank you, TrellumWow, Claudine! The picture isn't very clear, but I can easily see that rose is probably one of the most beautiful ones I have seen in a long time! Isn't a red rose right? The color seems of a nicer shade, right now I can't remember what that color is called in English tho. Could you root it?
I wanted to plant it in my parents' garden, in front of my windowOh noDid you use some kind of rooting hormone to root it ? I heard aspirin has the same effect, so does the cinnamon. Next time you can try it and tell us
What would you have done with that rose if you could have planted it?
I wanted to plant it in my parents' garden, in front of my window
I didn't use any rooting hormones. Now, I regret it. I hope I'll have more luck with my white roses! The cuttings already developed a few leaves, so I'm an optimist![]()
Thank you for this information, it's really interesting! Now, I don't feel so guilty for not using any rooting hormonesAs I had been wondering how your rose was doing I've been keeping an eye out for news of it - so am really sorry to hear that it didn't work - especially as it was such a gorgeous rose
Unfortunately as I mentioned in one of my earlier posts - store bought roses that have then been displayed in a vase - very rarely take - even if you do everything correctly - which I know for sure you did.
However - I can assure you that using rooting hormone wouldn't have made any difference either - as it is rarely used to propagate roses - as they actually don't need it - because most roses contain a substance called auxin - which is their own natural rooting hormone - which means that - if you then overload it by adding extra synthetic rooting hormone - it often causes the cutting to fail.
Oh, so sorry to hear thatI wanted to plant it in my parents' garden, in front of my window
I didn't use any rooting hormones. Now, I regret it. I hope I'll have more luck with my white roses! The cuttings already developed a few leaves, so I'm an optimist![]()
I can say from my own experience that it's much easier to root a cutting from a miniature rose than from a regular rose. I won't give up though! I really want to root my white roses (I posted a few pictures of them here: https://www.gardening-forums.com/threads/white-roses-are-the-most-beautiful-roses.2238/). I have 5 cuttings. All of them are still green, so I hope it will be a successOh, so sorry to hear thatI'm sure that rose would have been a wonderful addition to your garden
Maybe the next time you try it you will succeed
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I have never tried rooting a rose before, but if my boyfriend ever cuts a fresh rose for me I will surely try it![]()
Thank you for this information, it's really interesting! Now, I don't feel so guilty for not using any rooting hormonesI haven't heard of auxin before.
I decided to try something new with cuttings from my white roses. My mother had told me to put them in water. I did it and they quickly developed a few leaves. When they grow a little bigger, I'll put the cuttings in the soil![]()
I keep my cuttings in water only because this method worked for my mother more than once. As soon as they grow a little bigger, I'll plant them in soil. For now, they seem to be really strong. I want them to turn into a beautiful rose bush so badly!My pleasure and am pleased that you found the information helpful - especially as not many people are aware that some roses contain their own natural rooting compound and therefore by adding extra artificial rooting hormone it normally inhibits growth.
However I would just say that it might be best not to get too excited yet - as propagating roses in water is not normally very successful and although there a few varieties that may do so - most do not and although you are seeing signs that look like they are starting to root - the new growth is normally just from the stored energy left in the canes.
Although I'm more than sure that I've mentioned this before - roses are known to be one of the easiest plants to propagate and all roses regardless of type are easy to propagate - if done correctly and at the right time of year and it is only some of the newer hybrid tea and grandiflora roses that prove to be a little more difficult and because of that are normally propagated by grafting - instead of stem cuttings![]()
I know you do and I can fully appreciate why - especially as its a particularly pretty rose and although I've already mentioned that only a few varieties of roses can be propagated this way - I sincerely hope that what you have is one of them and that soon you will have the makings of a very attractive little rose bush - which of course I will be looking out for news ofI keep my cuttings in water only because this method worked for my mother more than once. As soon as they grow a little bigger, I'll plant them in soil. For now, they seem to be really strong. I want them to turn into a beautiful rose bush so badly!If it won't be a success, I'll encourage my boyfriend to buy me more roses
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I will keep you postedI know you do and I can fully appreciate why - especially as its a particularly pretty rose and although I've already mentioned that only a few varieties of roses can be propagated this way - I sincerely hope that what you have is one of them and that soon you will have the makings of a very attractive little rose bush - which of course I will be looking out for news of![]()
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