rose cuttings

ellyvisionpHGijWL5 · July 2020

hello there,
my mother has some beautiful old climbing roses that i would love to take cuttings from and try and grow myself.
what is the best way to do this? is there a specific time of years thats best? what should the cutting look like? how should i try and root them? Im new to gardening and have never taken cuttings from a rose.....
thanks in advance

Obelixx · July 2020

You can certainly take hardwood cuttings in autumn but you can also try again in spring and take softwood cuttings.

This link is to advice from the RHS on growing roses. Scroll down to propagation and follow the links to get more info - https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/popular/roses/growing-guide

BenCotto · July 2020

About a month ago we took delivery of a David Austin pot grown rose which has snapped at the base. They replaced it without equivocation but rather than throw away the snapped upper half of the bush I tried some cuttings. It was the wrong time of year, the cuttings were too short, typically 6” or less, and the stems had flower buds on the ends.

But I trimmed the excess leaves, snipped off the flower bud, dipped the stems in rooting powder and put them in a 20cm high flower pot filled with gritty compost. I then placed the pot against the cool, shady north wall of the house. Most of the cuttings are growing well already.

fidgetbones · July 2020

I took hardwood cuttings of a climber in March and they seem to be growing. I won't tip them out of the buckets of soil I have them in , until the leaves drop off in winter. Only 1 out of twelve appears dead, so fingers crossed.

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