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Is it possible to propagate roses? We have to 'lose' a rather pretty but overly big red rose that is in the wrong place. Can it be propagated?

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Manda.

"Wouldn't it be nice
For maybe an hour
To not have a care."

Hi Manda,

Beautiful rose, I can see why you would want to keep it.

I pruned a rose in Jan/Feb time and just stuck a couple of pieces of prunings in the same pot as the original rose and I have noticed that one of them has leaves on it. I literally just stuck it in and didn't care if it rooted or not Don't know how it will turn out but worth a try.

Can you prune the original bush hard and then dig it up and transplant it? Not sure if now is the best time to do it but I'm sure someone with a bit more advice than "just stick it in the ground and hope for the best" will be along shortly

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Thats normally my philosophy too, but it really has got too big. Will look further into 'just sticking sticks in a pot'.

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Manda.

"Wouldn't it be nice
For maybe an hour
To not have a care."

Just had a look in my rose book - very detailed instructions on taking rose cuttings.

Best time in late spring or early summer, 4"-8" cuttings of vigorously growing stems, taken in the morning. Snip off buds and leaves, down to 2 or 3 leaves. Pot it into perlite/compost mix in a 4"-6" plastic pot. Cover with a plastic bag after watering lightly, put somewhere with indirect light. Roots should begin to appear in 2-4 weeks.

Gonna give it a go, its still earlyish summer.

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Manda.

"Wouldn't it be nice
For maybe an hour
To not have a care."

I don't use pots, Manda, I just stick 9" bits in the ground (cut lower leaves and thorns off). I've not had any fail yet (they like my free-draining soil I think)

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someone at our allotments did the same,just stuck em in the ground and forget them,his are fine.

Yes i have done that too with great success.I have a lovely fragrant yellow rose which ive had lots of cuttings grown from to give to other people who've admired it.Ive also saved roses ive been bought in a bouquet,changed the water a lot and they've rooted too.

If your soil is claggy, stick the spade in, wiggle it backweards and forwards to make a slit and trickle in some sand. Then put your cutting in - about 6" down is good. They can take up to a year to form good roots but they will grow away well when they do.

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You've inspired me to have a go! I love roses, but living by the sea was told that they wouldn't grow well. Since then, however, I've noticed quite a lot of thriving bushes, so that's obviously not true - so I shall now blag some cuttings from friends, but I'll have to be quick to get into the 'early summer' window. Shall try the straight into soil technique as I'm useless at remembering to water pots of cuttings.

I have a "Zephrine Druhen" and "Albertine" that I would love to take cuttings from. Would the above advise apply?

Hi sbp, is that a hydrid tea rose

Hi bridget, sorry don't know the name/variety it was in the garden when we bought the house.

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Manda.

"Wouldn't it be nice
For maybe an hour
To not have a care."