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| In August, I bought a rose arrangement of about 10-12 different colored roses (the stems were about 12" long) that Kroger's had because I liked the color combinations. After maybe two-three weeks, I noticed that the majority of them were leafing out near the middle of the stems or higher but I did not see any roots developing.
Before that happened, I think I gave them some chemical that they had at the store to make them last long (used it only once) and I changed the water now and then. They had indirect bright light exposure. I no longer have the roses (did not know what to do) so I was wondering, what would you have done? Try to plant them in the garden (Z8) and see if they are hardy and make it? Do that but first wait until I see roots before trying to plant them? Feed them something else? Cut the stems? somehow? for some reason??? Etc? I never saw roots but the new leaves lasted about another 2-3 weeks. TIA |
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| Roses store food in their canes. Sometimes they'll use that stored energy to produce new leaves on cut stems. It does not mean they have rooted or will root and grow. If you want to try and root them, when the bloom fades cut it off. Then scrape the green skin off the bottom of the cane and dip it in rooting hormone. Stick that into some potting soil in a tall drinking cup (I like the clear ones so you can see when it roots) with holes in the bottom for drainage. Put it out into the sun and keep it continuously moist but not soggy. In 6 to 8 weeks you should see some roots on the bottom of the cane. Plant it up to a 1 gallon pot and watch it grow! You need to be mindful that some roses are patented and propagating them is illegal. |
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| what seil said, and, florist roses are fertilized and pumped up to the point they have so much stored energy they are more likely than not to sprout new foliage. Here putting cuttings into the sun is a death sentence. Depends on your climate. Google up rooting rose cuttings for a gazillion methods. Keep in mind many (not all--some are great) florist roses are terrible garden roses. Florist roses are grown in shade houses on the equator where the days are warmish but never hot and the nights are cool but never cold. Shade cloth protects the flowers so they have the deepest richest color. A typical garden has much different growing conditions. If not organically grown they are drenched with pesticides and fungicides. Then they are dipped in fungicide again when they are cut for sale so they last as long as possible. |
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| There's a lot of info on gardenweb, rose propagation forum, about how to grow them from cuttings, too. You're right about most roses and other cut flowers being drenched in pesticides. I wouldn't want to handle them, either. |
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| my cuttings keep turning black from bottom up what could be causing this? |
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| They're rotting,, maybe because they're too wet. You could put an anti-fungal/anti-bacterial such as Consan in the water when you water them, that would help. |
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- Posted by floridarosez9 10 (My Page) on Tue, Oct 16, 12 at 8:46
| Here in Florida, they do that when I try to root in summer. During the cooler months that rarely happens. |
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| The trick is to keep them damp but not soggy. I have to check mine frequently to keep that balance because I don't have misting equipment. In the summer I check twice a day usually. If the top of the soil feels dry I add a little water. But only a little bit. I never soak them. As for the time of year, that depends totally on where you live. For me anything stuck in the fall is a goner by first frost. I stick in the spring, usually the beginning of June, so they have enough time to get some size before winter sets in. The latest I've stuck cuttings and had them survive winter is the end of July. And those spent the winter in the greenhouse with the seedlings so that may be the only reason they made it. |
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