RE: Roses

If kept cool, rose cuttings will last at least a day or two in just a damp paper towel in a plastic bag.  Like Carolyn says, roses are very easy to start but be sure you plant it right side up. 
 
Cheers,
Bracey

From: Reid Family [mailto:pkssreid@comcast.net]
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 5:22 PM
To: Theladygardens@aol.com
Cc: medit-plants
Subject: Re: Roses

Carolyn:
I am so delighted to see this e-mail, as I was going to pose the question this week about how to do just this!  My mother-in-law passed away in October, and my husband's cousin wanted to know if he could have some cuttings from her roses in memory of her for his Arizona home.  Do you suppose if he had some cuttings with floral tubes on the bottom for the plane ride they would still be viable when he got them home?
 
Thanks in advance,
Karrie Reid
Folsom Foothill Gardener
Sunset zone 9, usda zone 9
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From: T*@aol.com
To: m*@ucdavis.edu
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 4:11 PM
Subject: Roses

I live in the Los Gatos area near San Jose CA.  I have over 60 rose bushes in my garden including mutabilis.  Noticed the mention of growing it from a slip.  Many of my roses are grown from slips and just a reminder this is the perfect time of year in California to do just that.  Cold and rainy.  I realize most of you on this list know how to do this, but  for those few who have not tried this:
Pick a stem that has many strong leaf nodes, keep it in water until you are ready but do this quick.   Take the lower leaves off, take off any flowers or hips, put at least 3 healthy leaf nodes under ground, leaving 2-3 above ground.  We just stick them into the soil.  If you do not get rains then water but we have had success doing this and merely letting the rains do the job.
If someone gives you a bouquet, quickly add cheap aspirin to the water or a few sprigs of willow branch.  As soon as you get home with your bouquet, pick those that have the strongest leaf nodes you can use, cut the flower off the top, cut the lower leaves off, again, put at least 3 healthy leaf nodes underground or in a pot with lots of pearlite or  vermiculite mixed with some soil and keep wet but well drained.  Set outside.  This will probably not work from flower shop roses depending on where they come from and how they have been raised.  Works well from friends garden roses.
Hope this is of use to someone!
Carolyn
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