Rose cuttings

[Verinda]

Could someone please tell me the best and easiest way to take rose cuttings? Id imagine this is not the best time of year to take cuttings but I don't really know. I know my mum took all sorts of cuttings all year round, stuck them in the ground and they just grew but then her fingers were exceptionally green!

When our beloved old dog died a few years ago a friend brought round an beautiful bouquet of orange roses. I stuck one rose into the ground over the grave and to my amazement it took root. Kept growing all winter but then it died. Its root system was so small it didn't have much hope of survival, sadly.

Any advice would be very welcome.

Fi

[mothhawk]

I take rose cuttings the same way Monty Don explains here. They don't all grow, but if fifty percent do, that is plenty for me. I find ramblers take better than hybrid teas, and for very thorny ones I clip off the thorns on the stem as well as the leaves.

[Verinda]

Thank you mothhawk, I'm going to take a look at the link now.

[Verinda]

I cant watch it something to do with being in Ireland.

[stella]

I cant watch it either, I got as far as cut...........????

[mothhawk]

here's the same sort of thing in pictures Taking rose cuttings | Gardening, Home | Amateur Gardening Amateur Gardening

Perhaps you can see it on youtube

[stella]

Many thanks, I love the roses in potatoes, I am going to try that

[Verinda]

Brilliant, I'm going to try potatoes too!! Thank you Mothhawk!

[Two_Sheds]

Rose cuttings are very easy, IF you do it at the right time of year. If not, they won't take, they'll just die