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How to care for my rose cuttings grown from a bouquet?
Alisonjayne
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I bought some beautiful roses from a flower shop to put in the vase and then decided to try chopping the stems up. It was such a lovely rose that I wanted to see if I could create a rose bush from the stems. This was about a month ago and I have only lightly misted them. I forgot about them actually as they are in the greenhouse now which doesn't have much else in but today I checked and was amazed to see that a couple of them have buds!
I would really love them to root properly and turn into rose bushes for next spring, does anyone have any advice on how to make that happen?
I would really love them to root properly and turn into rose bushes for next spring, does anyone have any advice on how to make that happen?
Must stop buying more plants, repeat, must stop buying....
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Your cuttings look good to me. I would use some liquid seaweed when the roots are established?
Come next spring, tip them out gently and pot on any which have formed roots. Grow them on in individual pots till they've made strong plants that will cope with life in the border or a decorative pot depending on your preference.
If you bought these as florist roses, then it is unlikely they will be hardy garden roses, as most of the supply trade for these types emanate from countries like Ecuador, Kenya, Israel, although Holland is in the mix too, but countries nearest the Equator are favoured because it causes roses to grow perpendicular canes, straight up, which are so prized for our vases etc...
Because you see leafage on some shoots, does not mean they are forming roots.. as they are in light, the canes will grow leaves to photosynthesize but whether roots will develop remains to be seen... if the pots freeze in winter you will lose them all.. some are already blackened and should be removed...
I can see you are enthusiastic, so keep at it, and hope for the best... I wish you well with this endeavour and hope your roses come to fruition, but please do not build your hopes up too much as far as longevity is concerned... they are unlikely to survive the first winter...
I had high hopes that they had roots once I saw the new growth, you live and learn.
Anyway, I shall keep an eye on them and see if they are still alive in the spring. The original rose was called Arabella/Abraham Darby, haven't figured it out yet!
Oh ok... that's interesting... if it was 'Abraham Darby' which I don't think it is, then you would have no problem, it's a famous garden rose, however, it doesn't look quite the same, unless being grown indoors has altered the colour and shape somewhat...
It doesn't appear to be 'Arabella' either, as that's a white florist rose, not pink, but there is another 'Arabella' which looks similar to yours, bred in Germany and it's a hybrid tea rose, which gives hope as if it is that one, it would be fine in our gardens and my earlier concerns would not apply, as your rose hasn't come from Africa or Ecuador.. I wasn't aware that you had this rose in particular...
so don't give up yet...
..best of luck with your rose cuttings...