Propagate Roses from a Bouquet

Can you root rose shrubs for the garden from the stems of florist bouquets? This is a question I often hear after holidays like Valentine's Day and Mother's Day. Yes, it's possible - as shown in this video, and for those who enjoy plant propagation, why not give it a shot? There are some caveats about the resulting roses: florists roses are bred and selected for greenhouse cut flower production, and they're not necessarily going to perform well in home garden conditions. Nevertheless...
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[@mickey5779]

A foreseeable issue with rooting imported florist roses to plant in cold zones is that their root systems may have trouble suviving frozen soils overwinter - soils which turn into a block of ice in my area because of freezing rain. A rose like that would be better off grafted onto multiflora undertstock or Dr. Huey, like any hybrid tea on the market. For cold climates, it's better to seek out a rose grower with bud-grafting services for the florist types, otherwise; root the plant at your own risk. Even with grafted roses, there are no guarantees. Much also depends on the skill of the gardener.

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Thanks for adding this. There are more than a few reasons why florists roses might not perform well in the home garden, and hardiness is definitely one of them. As a project to try your hand at propagation, I don't mind teaching the methods, but for long-term success in rose gardening it really pays to source proven garden varieties.

[@hollylc9914]

My revelation: the trick is to not let the stem tops get warmer than the bottoms. I have 2 spots in my garden where I root stems. Both are moist with indirect or filtered with a low canopy of surrounding plants. I didn't use rooting hormone. After several years of many failures, I currently have 20 new roses rooted after figuring out the value of stem temperature. Bonus, the rootings have all survived zone 4 winter. Worked for multiplying my azaleas and hydrangea as well. Great alternative if you don't have a greenhouse or your greenhouse is already full 😂 Thanks for all the tips, every bit helps! 😃

[@MeganJoyHilly]

Thanks, Jason. 8 out of 8, wow. I'm tempted.

[@eliev7844]

Jason, one of the many things I love about your channel is that, even though you have almost a quarter of a miliion followers, you always seem to find the time to answer viewers questions and interact with them, unlike so many KZbinrs who, once they get a few thousand followers no longer bother connecting with their public, which is sad. Great video, as always.

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Thanks so much Elie!

[@marydrew3568]

You are a wizard! 🧙

[@bradcarby3765]

I'm just imagining the horror on your partner's face when they buy you a beautiful, expensive bunch of roses and you immediately hack the flowers off and stuff the stems in dirt.

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Lol. Yeah - at least have the decency to let the flowers fade a bit. Lisa saw the mayhem and just shook her head!

[@valeriezendiver263]

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm😂😂😂

[@marydrew3568]

hahaha! They are so pretty and you just clip off the rose and toss the flower down. 😂 I died. 🫠

[@petereich1715]

Thank you for tip!!

[@MyFocusVaries]

​@@marydrew3568 especially the 4 that weren't appropriate for starting from cutting 😅

[@Run.Ran.Run1]

You bring beauty into the world.

[@LandyR4L]

You so good at this thing...everytime its a win

[@sandybbrmi4570]

What a fun idea! I'm def going to try with a few of the stems I received yesterday!!!!

[@ThaoPham-gj8vm]

Amazing as always ❤️

[@teresaholland4790]

Great job on this project

[@camicri4263]

Awesome! Thanks Jason!

[@lindamurray1406]

Love your content! Thanks so much for all the great info.

[@brendaosman1191]

Thank You So Much Jason. I am grateful for your advice n showing how to 👍👍

[@georgiaalford9714]

this is amazing! cant wait to try it out.

[@rha995]

Amazing info. Thank you Jason. Also love your humidity dome 🥰

[@jenjoy4353]

Plants are amazing, particularly roses. I’m planning on trying this.

[@stephanietaylor3899]

Made it to Garden Answer today !! Congratulations!!

[@lolitabonita08]

excellent video like allways...thank you for teaching us new tricks..

[@Hackbush]

Thank you!!! This has been my winter project.. trial and error. I appreciate your videos very much ❤

[@sdzakaria]

Luv it. Thank you for sharing.

[@jessezepeda6211]

Thank You for sharing, I did not know this...😮❤🌹

[@elviralopez4453]

Hello. Roses are expensive so I think it’s worth to try and then have a garden full of roses.Thank you for sharing🌷

[@glennjohnson6629]

Excellent tutorial! I'm always on the hunt for new at-home outdoor plant projects and will definitely give this a try. Thanks for sharing!

[@n00bslayherttv92]

You're a great teacher tysm. and wow only two months ago! Feel like I'm so early!

[@marielenalinartes-arauz7187]

Thank you

[@markhendricks8160]

Wow, wait so you got 100% success rate?! That's awesome. Great video!

[@gardentours]

Thank you very much for sharing ✂️🥀🌱🌹👍

[@gioknows]

I tried doing that last year but l didn’t do it exactly the way you did so l am excited to try again! Cheers from Ottawa.

[@greeneyedalphawolf]

great vid! thank you!

[@1185Elizabeth]

I see a lot of videos like this and thank you for the detail, but all fall short of next steps, seasons, locations etc. for becoming a mature plant - cutting all the way to mature flowering would be so, so helpful - thank you again for sharing - I’m a propagation novice, but finding it a necessary skill as the huge deer herds are decimating everything on our 2.3 acres, the herds are out of control as there are few natural predators which is upsetting the balance needed in natural habitats, with the exception of daffodils.

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Thanks - it might be a little long for a single video, and to play Devil's advocate, once you've rooted them into a pot, there's really not much difference growing it to maturity and any other potted plant start. I do have some videos on the channel covering "next steps" though.

[@christinewarnaar-bates3494]

I see you were credited with a photo on Garden Answer this morning 👍.

[@geraldinefields1730]

Thank you.

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Most welcome!

[@mandocool]

Definitely gonna try this with some Ive seen for sale that are cup shaped with green petals on the outside, and a light pink center.

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Nice. I don't keep up on the florists varieties, but it sounds cool. I wonder if the color is natural - I've heard of dye introduced to the water to modify the tint of the flower.

[@JM-lo8xu]

Rose 'Frutteto' and Rose 'Bridal Piano' come to mind, but there's so many varieties

[@Cherryparfait41]

Pretty amazing. Says a lot that you could pull this off. I would have thought treatment and chemicals used on most florist flowers would have made them a no go. On the other hand, they are successful at keeping them fresh. Thank you for your superb content and willingness to help us grow more beautiful plants.

[@sigomy333]

TY!

[@goleylla]

I received a multicoloured bouquet of roses mid October last year. The weather is cold and damp here in winter, where I live in North West England, U.K. I noticed that the stems had started to grow tiny new leaf buds, so rather than throw them away when the blooms had finished, I grabbed some scissors and quickly cut lots of pieces from the stems (not very long pieces actually). I have a little cold frame in the garden outside my kitchen and I pushed the cuttings in a few pots that were already in there with some other cuttings. I didn’t even use rooting powder. I left them in the cold frame over winter. It’s not heated. All I did was line the thin Perspex walls with some horticultural fleece, as I was already trying to overwinter some Pelargoniums. I always check the cold frame regularly and I could see some of the rose cuttings were doing well and still growing new leafy shoots despite it being cold. So after leaving them alone for 6 months, I now have 6 propagated baby rose plants that I recently put outside of the cold frame and they’re still doing well. The weather here is still cold and wet as we haven’t yet had any good spring weather. The only mistake I made was not labelling what colour the cuttings were because I didn’t expect any of them to take! So I’ll have to wait and see when they produce some buds. This lucky success is a big contrast to last spring, when I’d bought a Sexy Rexy rose plant for my garden and a small stem snapped off. I thought I’d try to propagate that, so I put it in a little plant pot in my kitchen after dipping the end in rooting powder and kept it under half an empty plastic soda bottle so that the humidity was correct, altering the ventilation to the perfect level regularly. It took many weeks to root well enough until I could remove the half bottle propagator. I really had to baby that cutting because at first it looked like it was dying. I was finally able to put the Sexy Rexy rose cutting outside, in its pot, late Summer last year. I don’t see how the bouquet cuttings rooted so quickly and survived in a cold frame outdoors without any fuss at all. I’m also wondering what the mature size of the bouquet rose plants will be, as I have no idea what type of rose they are. I really wish I knew, so that I can plan where I want to plant them in my garden, based on their final height.

[@n00bslayherttv92]

wow this is awesome! I'm gonna try my first rose propagation soon :) Thx for the write up!

[@joypillai9945]

Tq for the info

[@lorindav5549]

My grandma used to do this, except she would wash the inside of a jar with mud to put over the rose cuttings and she stuck the cuttings in the flower bed on the north side of the house. I have tried to copy her but with no success. She could work magic with what she could get to grow. Of course, what she did and what I remember as a kid are going to be different. I must have missed some key elements.

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Lol. And some people just seem to have the "knack" for it.

[@raeray8245]

I'm going to do the mud/jar thing. Thanks Grandma! :)

[@VIDEOZAL]

This comment is not related to this video, just picked the freshest video to connect with you Mr. Roses guy ;) As I mentioned before this channel is one of the best if not the best in terms of TONS of free and extremely useful info. I watched so many of your videos, some a few times and have a goal to watch ALL of them asap. I just started gardening around 2 years ago with many many many mistakes (many done purposely with intention to learn). And I was so successful in such a short period of time that everything I plant grows like weed. As I was told that’s because I enjoy the process and put my heart into it. So the question is this, if it wasn’t answered yet: Starting a tiny backyard nursery on a 30ftx30ft backyard, what do you recommend to start with (as you said before: check the water with a tip of your finger). There’s so much I want to do, there’s so many possibilities. Annuals, perennials, flowers, trees, bushes, vegetables etc etc. I want to start with a small stock of basic veggie seedlings like tomato, cucumber, eggplant, squash etc and then continue with perennials like roses, grapes, flowers like lilacs etc. stuff that I enjoy and would want to have in my own garden. For me, only problem is SPACE SPACE SPACE. So what’s your advice. What to start with in a very limited space? PS I truly have a dream of quitting my good union job in NYC and move as far away from this chaotic city as possible to follow my farming/nursery dream on a few hundred acres of land. When I have money to do so ;)

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Thanks. It totally makes sense to focus on the plants you're already passionate about and would grow for yourself - it makes the selling easier. Beyond that, my thoughts are to grow plants that strike the right balance of being unusual/unique enough that you're not competing directly on the same items with larger growers on price, but still well known or marketable enough to sell through. I made a rather dry video on the topic of plants to choose for your nursery a while back: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3zGhnWIhdijrrMsi=s_khbtQubyrsR0fe

[@VIDEOZAL]

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm HUGE THANKS for a reply. You’re right. Competing with Home Depot, Lawe’s etc (which are almost around the corner from me) is impossible. So choosing a “rare” way was my first and main idea, but how profitable can “rare plants” be? That’s why they are rare - not many every-day buyers buy them, for an exception of a few flower enthusiasts. I’d still try this option first, because it’s the most logical, but still try a small percentage of common plants for this reason: I go to a big box store such as Home Depot and it truly hurts my heart to see the condition of their plants. I clearly understand it’s just business for them and they can’t give 2 shytes about their plants, but still, sad :( I guess there’s no definite answer to my question and the only option is to experiment to see what’s gonna sell the best in this area. Sadly, for annuals a single experiment takes whole year. That’s why this coming season I want to “try water” in several directions. Already starting a bunch of perennials in my greenhouse such as roses, dwarf/semi-dwarf fruit trees etc., bunch of annuals, mostly veggies. Let’s see if I’m gonna be able to sell anything this year. Again, huge thanks for a reply. You can’t imagine how much joy each reply from such an experienced gardener as you are brings to a beginner like me.

[@reginaneufeld1092]

Interesting

[@user-hn3qg9hp7b]

The best way to propagate roses is bud or stem grafting. It gives 100% positive results. If you graft your roses in early May, roses will bloom the same year. Next year the grafted plants can be rooted by air layering.

[@scallywags12]

I tried this before but the rose was not viable. Will try again though . Thanks for tips!💐

[@weasleygurl26]

My boyfriend bought me a lovely bouquet of 24 red roses for valentines day and they immediately started to die the day after I recieved them so I wanted to try to save as many as possible because he spent so much money on them and it was our first valentines day together so they meant so much to me. so far im starting to see buds grow on a couple of the stems and the start of rooting on at least one of them. I am propogating 12 out of the 24 in two small storage tubs with 2 ltr bottles covering them in a temperature controlled room with plenty of indirect sunlight. I hope at least some of them take.

[@lovenighah4850]

Did they survive?

[@marydrew3568]

I'd like to see how many of these particular cuttings develop roots.

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

I had a shot towards the end of the video where I had de-potted all of them. Rooting was uneven, but all were past the callus stage - and most were well into rooting.

[@marydrew3568]

Ooooh! When I watched it to the end, I thought you said you grabbed one from another cutting to show the roots, not the ones from the bouquet. So in three weeks, 8/8 rooted? Do you plan to grow these out to see how to develop and bloom? I assume it takes a few years to get blooms. I haven't tried rooting cuttings, but I do want to try!

[@Garden-Oasis]

@@marydrew3568it doesn’t take years. I have cuttings from 2022 that flowered the next year in 2023. Granted it was only one flower lol but it did flower. I didn’t even notice it had a flower till after the flower had faded, otherwise I’d have cut it off to save the little guy from going to the trouble and wasting that energy on flowers when it should be branching and growing.

[@christinewarnaar-bates3494]

Love your informative videos - thank you! How long did it take for them to root ? My neighbour in the Netherlands used to do this and I thought she was crazy. Now I know I was the crazy one

[@MyFocusVaries]

​@@christinewarnaar-bates3494 He showed them at 3 weeks.

[@alabamajenny8751]

Such helpful information. I am excited at the possibility. Would this same process work with other varieties of flowers? I received two beautiful bouquets. One had white/cream colored roses with hydrangeas and tiger lilies. They are absolutely beautiful. Would you recommend this process right away? As you mentioned how these are grown in bulk in South America ? I don’t want to go shopping off the top of those beautiful roses just yet after having received them yesterday. 😊 I live in Central Alabama, where the weather usually gets quite warm and humid. Today being an exception where it’s in the 60s and raining. But we are expecting mid 80s by mid week with Sunshine. Thank you for your time and valued advice.

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Lots of varieties of perennials and shrubs are relatively easy with the same method. Have a look through my back catalogue of videos for specifics

[@macdaddynick1751]

My mom once needed the the rose buds from a bouquet. So I ripped off bottom leafs changed the water and stuck them in the full direct sun. 99% of them developed beautiful calluses over a period of a few months.

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Nicely done!

[@tracypinick6430]

The hormone paste were you get from

[@steveo_o6707]

Lol, I’m a member of a Facebook propagation group and there are so many that get excited to buy bouquets to hack up

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

No doubt. It's a question I hear all the time - there's definitely an interest.

[@MyPetZombie84]

"I Love Plant Propagation"? Mike's group?

[@stevendmajor7600]

Grate video, I was going to do what you did. With the roses, I got my wife for Valentines Day. If I get them to grow, will they bloom this year or next year. Thanks Steve

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Depending on how well they "take" you can see booms this same year, although I like to disbud in the first year to support more growth and better flowering in the 2nd season

[@stevendmajor7600]

@FraserValleyRoseFarm Thank you for the information. I'll do that. Steve

[@derekhehn1321]

If there aren’t a lot of nodes on the bouquet roses would there be any benefit to creating wounds near the base to promote root growth? Or will just pruning the once below a node suffice? Thanks!

[@AMAM-yf2om]

Thank you for another great lesson. Do you know which rose variety are these cutting roses sold in stores? Thanks

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

It varies a lot by region and store, but they're all pretty much from hybrid tea/florist rose breeding programs being grown (primarily) in central America if you're in the North American market.

[@bbr9707]

Hi Jason… thank you for these vids I’ve had some success with you’re methods but was wondering if putting the pots on a heat mat would increase the success and also make em grow quicker? Thanks again form Surrey uk 🤓

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

A qualified yes. Many heat mats push optimum seed germination temperatures, and I find them a little on the high side for rooting roses. Bottom heat definitely speeds things along, but my preference would be a mat with thermostatic controls so that you can turn it down as needed.

[@bbr9707]

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm Thank you Jason…. Please keep your vids going. They are so useful and as aways love watching em. Jus had a look at cuttings I’ve taken last year as just had 2 weeks vacation and popped em out for a while for air circular and a bit of sun… it’s about 16/17 deg’s here today, so all good. Thanks again. B😎🤓

[@SharonKloss.]

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm Hi Jason, which temperature range / heat level would you set your roses thermostatic mat?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Somewhere around 22C/72F

[@bowandarrowindian3704]

Great. Video Was wondering If. You scraped a 1/2 inch of the stem Would it give you a bigger root face?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

I usually don't bother. Here's my video on the topic: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4K5pGWoabF4bassi=-I4xUZqZm-6QRxU2

[@heatherbower5539]

I’ve actually , just once, had roses start rooting in the vase. I was completely perplexed and not sure how that was possible. I tried to plant it in my garden but it didn’t make it. Several of the cut roses had started growing roots though. So bizarre!

[@valeriemelhado535]

hello. i have one stem from a bouquet of roses that is growing leaves! there was not a rose onto. it is growing in 3 sections on the stem. i have it in water. should i put that stem in dirt?

[@MyPetZombie84]

Awe, I didn't get any roses for Valentine's or else they would all be chopped up right now! Shoot, maybe that's why I didnt! hahaha

[@wetdewlap8741]

At what point can you plant them outside in your garden and are most roses perennial? And last question will they flower the first year?( is it considered a mature plant or do you have to wait several years? Thank you so much, I’m going to try this for fun.

[@stevenquigley4208]

Ok... Watched both recent Propagation videos. I just clipped a stem, (all my Roses are budding..) trimmed, dipped, and planted 6 cuttings from that Stem. A thought occurred, can I also mix a little Hormone in the Soil? I couldn't find anything in a brief search.. Thanks Steve

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Hi Steve. No, the rooting powder is meant to be applied directly to the stem, and this in one of those cases where more isn't better, so a light dip then tap off the excess and directly into the potting mix

[@goodmusic3679]

Hi Jason, what are the odds that a random supermarket bouquet would be hardy to, say, Canadian Zone 5? Is that kind of hardiness unlikely for mass-market imported roses? (There are plenty of nice roses that thrive in my area but I don't know if they represent only a small, hardy subset of the broader rose world.) Thank you for the video.

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Good question. My impression is that the odds are low. Cold hardiness isn't something the breeders would have to concern themselves with much. I think the parentage leans heavily towards hybrid tea roses, which aren't the hardiest class overall.

[@tastybacon255-baconboy5]

Will the cuttings take root even if theres no leaves

[@Kim-FP5]

Thank you! Would you take a similar approach to rooting rosemary and lavender from live plants in the garden?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Similar. I have videos for both. Here's a link to the one on lavender (which is a near cousin to rosemary, so it's precisely the same method): kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKTOeoiiit2Vi5Isi=8LSIPrM9KS2ctcWP

[@Kim-FP5]

@@FraserValleyRoseFarmthank you so much!!

[@madelinerivera7445]

Hi Jason. Thank you once again. Just wondering, will the rose come back the same?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Genetically the same, yes, but florists roses are bred for greenhouse conditions and pushed hard for long stems. If you can grow them healthy the blooms will be quite similar, but perhaps not so large or long-stemmed

[@madelinerivera7445]

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm oh ok, good to know. I'm just learning the difference between "graft" and true roses. That's why I was wondering so I could do this with my David Austin roses, but I think I can't because they're grafted (I think). Thanks for getting back to me. Always love your content. So much to learn!!!!

[@st.t6885]

Thanks for this video. I have terrible luck propagating from cuttings. I use coco peat, IBA 0.6% rooting hormone, and a humidity dome. After a couple of weeks of root formation the roots turn black and the root-up blackening happens - I'm guessing this is because coco peat holds up too much moisture. Any suggestions on what I could improve would be highly appreciated.

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Sounds to me like you're on the right track with excess moisture. Mixing with coarse perlite may lighten it up a bit an keep more air around the roots. I like to get the temperature in the 20C/68F range or a little higher - bottom heat is ideal, but not necessary. I assume you have ventilation holes in the dome.

[@bowandarrowindian3704]

Cana Cocoa is alsome The other Coco has high salt content just to let you know

[@Robert-cd2ht]

Hi Jason, I am not having success with my stimroot #2 could it be too old or a dud batch or can I use # 3 for roses rodos etc. And can we cut the bud off or notch it above to force growth. I just discovered Clone X mist for propagation have you looked at that?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

#3 is pretty good for rhodos, but probably a little strong for semi-hardwood roses. Another option is to take a small amount of the powder and dilute by half with unscented baby powder (talc) if you have it on hand.

[@Robert-cd2ht]

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm Will keep that option in mind. Thanks.

[@Nonameoo1835]

If v take cuttings in early spring and try to root them from my own garden, cud that work? I did plant some before winter, looks like some of these are showing signs of growth, but not sure if they started rooting as well…will wait and see…

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Sure, early spring is a fine time to try.

[@luza4751]

I have one propagation that sucessfully developed some roots. It's currently in a perlite/soil mix. Should I repot in soil with less perlite or keep it there and wait for it to grow more roots?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

I'd let it develop roots for now and move later.

[@IngerNordahl]

Does rooting hormone go bad? I have some in my garage that is several years old. Should I buy fresh? How does forgoing rooting hormone affect the success rate? I put some cuttings in the ground with my Feb pruning but I didn't know about any of your tips, and didn't use my rooting hormone (I forgot it was there). Of the 10 or so, I think 3 might be successful.

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Some info I've read says that it does lose efficacy over time, but I've never seen anything certain on the topic. How the hormone effects the rate depends on the plant. Some plants root easily on their own (willow, etc) so in that case it doesn't effect the rate at all. Others need a little more convincing. I find it speeds along rooting on roses enough to make a difference both in space efficiency (how often I can turn over the space I'm using for propagation) and overall success rate. I'd estimate that for average rose varieties it boosts my success rate (using semi-hardwood) from around 65 without to around 85% with

[@TA152H01]

Hi Jason. Why do you cut right below a node?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

It's the spot that's most likely to develop fast and vigorous rooting - something to do with bundles of undifferentiated tissues nearby the bud(s) at the node.

[@PreservingMyOasis]

I wonder if these store bought roses would survive our Canadian winter.

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

My bet would be no. The breeding is focused on greenhouse production of cut flowers, and not at all focused on hardiness. I think they're mainly bred from hybrid teas, which aren't known for their cold tolerance.

[@larissa2851]

Was the soil wet when you planted? Did you water the soil at any stage of the process? Thank you!

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

The soil was moist. Mainly I just mist to maintain humidity, but if I see the soil drying out significantly, I'll add some water there too.

[@pbt6775]

Is it beneficial to keep them indoors for better temperature even of you have low light levels? Can you put them indoors for callus formation and then take then outside for better light conditions?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

I'd rate a favorable temperature quite highly on the conditions for early rooting, so your approach sounds sensible.

[@pbt6775]

​@@FraserValleyRoseFarm could I maybe do 10 days inside for callus formation and then bring them outside to the sun?

[@80sforever3]

Do you add any other medium to coco coir eg perlite, peat etc?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

I didn't in this case, but a general propagation mix usually has perlite in it.

[@kirstinbone]

Can you use perlite instead of soil when rooting? And if so, when should they migrate to soil?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Yes, perlite or a perlite blend works fine. It's always a judgement call of when to transplant, but something in the range of 6 weeks of rooting should give the young roots a little more resilience to being transplanted.

[@kirstinbone]

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm thank you so much!

[@Hackbush]

Did you water the cuttings at all or just mist them?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

It was always through a spray bottle - but at one point (over 3 weeks) I added a little moisture to the soil, as it was beginning to seem a little less moist. Obviously, this is something you'd have to make a judgement call about based on your own potting mix and conditions.

[@sapphiochu26]

So I left my neglected Valentine rose in water and tonight I went to throw it out I realized there's new leaves and actually a flower bud. Should I take that out of the water and do the root hormone in put it in soil?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Might be worth a try!

[@Damirit]

How much light those cutting need during rooting? Also... Is it true that roses of different colours has different difficulty of rooting (with red being the easiest to root and white is the hardest)?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Bright indirect sun is fine - they don't need intense light. In my experience favorable temperatures and humidity play a larger role in how quickly they root. No, I haven't noted any straightforward correlation between flower color and ease of rooting.

[@Damirit]

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm Thank you for the answer! I never managed to root a cutting in the soil - all always blackened and die, though rooting in water worked fine, if slow. Maybe excessive light to blame? Will see in spring.

[@katnavarra6730]

Do you wet your soul prior to inserting the cuttings? Or is it dry soil? If it’s dry soil do you just mist the top of the soil after inserting the cuttings?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

The soil is moist at the time of sticking

[@keshnadonia]

Can the rooting hormone be found in Home Depot? I want to keep fulsome of the flowers given to me from my mothers home going service this past weekend

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

I've seen it at hardware stores, but you'll have to check if it's at your local Home Depot... I'm not sure

[@mikestrothotte467]

The hybrid roses are usually grafted, aren't they? That would be a problem for sustained growth, wouldn't it?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Good question. It's quite mixed these days, with some roses being offered as both grafted and own-root - depending on the preferences of the gardener. Many of the newer hybrids are bred with strong own-root performance as one of the goals. It's not as simple as saying grafted roses perform better than own-root in any case. The grafted sometimes get an early lead in development, while own-root roses are often longer-lived and never have the problem of rootstock suckers.

[@bibisatar3658]

Did you soak the soil first before placing the stems in?Or was it dry soil and then water it?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

I wouldn't say "soak" but the soil was definitely moist before sticking.

[@bibisatar3658]

Awesome thank you for your prompt reply ❤I will definitely try your instructions on propagating thanks again😊

[@Sttamsmith]

I am finding Hormodin 3 (0.8% IBA) more readily than Hormodin 2 (0.3% IBA). Would this work just as well?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

It's a bit strong for the stage of growth. If you have unscented talcum powder around, you could "dilute" the 0.8 by half int the talc to make a more suitable concentration.

[@Sttamsmith]

Thanks! That may be a good option. The only problem is that a lot of the baby powders here in the US are corn starch-based now (I don't know about Canada). I found pure talc powder, but it's an epoxy/resin additive. I guess it will probably work...

[@Tim.Stotelmeyer.2984]

What are the dimensions of the pots you put the cuttings into?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

3.5 inches across and maybe 4 inches deep. They definitely don't need to be that large though.

[@laurelsayer7557]

Doesn't pushing in the stem actually remove the rooting powder, I always thought one used something like a pencil as a dibber and firmed the soil lightly to hold it. But looking at your good results maybe not!

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

The rooting powder is formulated with sticking and handling in mind, if anything most amateur growers put *too thick* a layer of powder onto the stem. A thin coating is fine, even if you lose a little to handling.

[@diannesalvador3202]

hi! how do i care for them after propagating?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Pretty standard care for roses - hang around the channel and I'll keep posting vids on rose care.

[@user-ou8ib3qr1t]

Great tutorial. Will that plant bloom this season?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Yes it can

[@lieslfeldman1725]

This is more general rose propagation question. Many roses are grafted onto root stock. Clearly that won't happen when we propagare them. How much difference does that make with the success of the new plant?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

It depends on the varieties involved. I grow primarily from cuttings, and while most everything thrives, there's a small handful of rose varieties that are weak on their own roots. Over the long term you won't have problems with rootstock suckers or the reduced lifespan associated with graft failure, but grafted roses sure establish much faster.

[@nancyverburg315]

Would that work with Mums that you buy as cut flowers?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

I haven't tried the cut flower mums myself, but potted mums are super easy to root from cuttings, so I think your chances are good.

[@carriekusturin6176]

Can I use miracle grow potting soil to root my rose cuttings

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

I'd just take a peak and see if the soil has fertilizer mixed in. I'd prefer a potting mix without fertilizer for initial rooting.

[@orhankaynarca2634]

I have seen some videos where some gardeners use 'aspirin (crushed & powdered) instead of 'growth hormone'. Is it ok to use 'aspirin' instead of growth hormone ??

[@jwat2]

Will they still root if you have cut all of the leaves off?

[@jaykeeton2172]

I’ve been trying to find a rose that is not just cut stems it goes by the trade name grey knight is there anyway you might be able to tell me the true name and type of

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Grey Knights is the true name. A recent introduction by De Ruiter's www.deruiter.com

[@jaykeeton2172]

Thank you. I’ve still yet be able to find the plants only cut stems

[@farmyourbackyard2023]

How key is the constant temperature in your success rate?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

I'd rate a favorable temperature high up the list to fast rooting.

[@farmyourbackyard2023]

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm thank you

[@danielgiarov8671]

Instead of rooting hormones, can i use potato and honey? 🤔 doese rooting hormones necessary in this topic?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Rooting hormone speeds along the process, but if conditions are favorable roses can root without it. I wouldn't use potatoes or honey - they're not helpful

[@ivaniagomes9541]

Do I have to cut off the flower part? Can’t it grow roots with it? Because I don’t have the heart to cut it off haha

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

The presence of the flower is going to redirect all of the stem's energy into maintaining the bloom and trying to develop seeds. You can enjoy the blooms until they fade, but nip them off before using the stems to propagate.

[@ivaniagomes9541]

Okay will do, thank you for explaining it to me! 😁

[@fauxzein]

Will a rose stem without leaves root?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

They can, but it's usually faster if there are some leaves in place

[@brynda2150]

How can you do this without hormone powder?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

The rooting powder speeds things along, but I've done it without as well, and in good conditions I've still had decent results

[@TaLeng2023]

I wish there are actually fragrant bouquet roses. All the roses grown at home on my tropical lowlands are scentless mini roses.

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

That'd be nice, but definitely not the focus of the breeding for greenhouse/florists roses.

[@gwbuilder5779]

Really Jason, You had to post this on Valentines Day??????😂 Sorry Lisa, he's just such a brute when it comes to propagation.🤣😂🤣

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Lol. She doesn't even ask anymore when she sees my projects.

[@gwbuilder5779]

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm Can't imagine why.🤣🤣🤣

[@ClickinChicken]

Don't they have codes and stuff in the plant DNA? Like Proven Winner (PW) Hydrangea plant I don't want to sound like an expert or anything. The only thing you get get away with to sell is 'A' sexual repo. Anyway...

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Right - in my view the "right" to propagate doesn't come into the discussion in a serious way unless you're looking to sell the resulting rose plants. Given that there's not much of a market for unnamed unproven (for the garden) roses, it didn't warrant me talking about it in the vid, but it's a welcome discussion here in the comments.

[@ClickinChicken]

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm OK i see. I'm not a big hort guy, or botanist, really. I do love the interest my rose bushes put out though. Rugosa, pretty pink roses. It's nice. Makes you smile.