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How to Root a Rose Bush
How to Root a Rose Bush. Propagating your rose bushes through the simple cutting method is a time-tested way to expand your rose garden. You can root a rose bush by planting a cutting directly in the ground, or with the help of root stimulators or rooting hormones that you can find at your local home improvement or garden supply. Root roses any...
Propagating your rose bushes through the simple cutting method is a time-tested way to expand your rose garden. You can root a rose bush by planting a cutting directly in the ground, or with the help of root stimulators or rooting hormones that you can find at your local home improvement or garden supply. Root roses any time of year indoors, or in the late fall in warmer climates and late spring in cooler climates. For greater chance at rooting a rose bush, plant several cuttings, as the normal success rate ranges from 50 to 75 percent.
Things You'll Need
Pruning shears or sharp knife
Small pot
Top soil
Gallon size plastic bag
Jar
Cutting
Prepare whichever method you prefer to root your rose bush so that you can immediately plant the cutting. For container rooting, have the soil in the container. For ground rooting, pick your spot and dig a small hole. If you are using a root hormone, have it ready to dip the cutting.
Locate stems on the rose bush you are rooting that have had recent blooms. Stems with roses that are turning brown are ideal candidates for rooting. These withering rose blooms are called hips.
Remove the hips down to the first bunch of healthy leaves. Cut a 6 to 8 inch section of stem from the tip back at a 45 degree angle. Trim any leaves from the bottom half of the cutting, but you can leave healthy leaves at the top of the stem cutting.
Rooting
Dip your cutting in a rooting hormone, if you choose, according to the manufacturer's directions. This step is not necessary, but home growers have greater success with it than without it.
Plant rose cutting indoors in a container filled with quality top soil. Water the soil thoroughly and let it drain before planting your rose cutting. Insert a finger in the center of the soil and place the cutting in the hole with the thorns pointing downward and the buds pointing up. The cutting should be planted 3 to 4 inches deep. Pack the soil around the stem and water it again. Cover the pot with a gallon plastic bag which will act as a small greenhouse. Water the stem only when it's dry. It should begin to grow in about two weeks.
Plant the stem directly in the ground, also about three to four inches deep. Water the soil thoroughly before you plant the cutting. Do not plant the tender cutting so that it receives direct afternoon sunlight. Cover the cutting with a jar until it begins to grow. Water it only when it's dry.
Tips & Warnings
Fertilize your indoor rose cutting after it begins to grow. Fertilizer your outdoor planting when you first plant it.
Make sure that the rose your are trying to root is not under patent, or you will need to pay a royalty for propagating it. Patents extend 17 years from the date they were first introduced.
