Wild Rose Cuttings - Wildlife Gardeners

MTgooseberry · 04-25-2012, 02:04 PM

The place I grew up had a beautiful prairie rose outside our back door. When I went away to college my family moved. I went back this week and the property had been trashed and is going to be auctioned off. The previous owners tried to build a giant garage on top of my rose. There were a few scraggly canes sticking out from under the foundation. I cut a cane off and brought it home.

I have never propagated anything except by seed before. Where do I start?

Equilibrium · 04-25-2012, 02:36 PM

Ok... I've done it before and got about half to root but... I didn't take my cuttings at this time of year... I took em sometime in summer from new growth. I used 1 liter pop bottles and hacked off the tops with a utility knife but styrofoam cups would work too. I stuck the red hot tines of a fork into the bottoms to make some drainage holes then put the little 2 liters in a tray that I filled with water up to about an inch. I mixed up some vermiculite, sand, and sphagnum and filled the containers then watered em down. Then I took a pencil and made a little hole in my medium. After that, I made fresh cuts in the bottoms of my cuttings and scraped up the outer layer a bit then dipped the cuttings in Rootone and plopped em in the holes and that was it. It's been a while and I can't remember how long it took em to root but I remember using new growth cuttings and that about half didn't root so maybe somebody has a better way that'll get a higher % to root.

BeeWonderful · 04-25-2012, 03:51 PM

With tropical plants, it helps to keep the cutting in a humid place. I use an aquarium for this purpose with my tropical hoyas: the aquarium has 1-2 inches of water at the bottom. A tray sits on top of this with the pots with cuttings. For hoyas, spring is the best time because they're actively growing. Another option, that works with Basil cuttings, is to keep the pot inside a plastic baggie to raise the humidity. The the baggies stays closed to keep humidity inside. I would open every couple of days just for ventilation, not sure if that matters. Unfortunately. I have no experience with a plant like a prairie rose. I agree with everything Equilibrium said, too, for the growing medium and for rooting hormone. Good luck!

04-25-2012, 02:04 PM	#1
MTgooseberry Carbon Join Date: Apr 2012	Wild Rose Cuttings The place I grew up had a beautiful prairie rose outside our back door. When I went away to college my family moved. I went back this week and the property had been trashed and is going to be auctioned off. The previous owners tried to build a giant garage on top of my rose. There were a few scraggly canes sticking out from under the foundation. I cut a cane off and brought it home. I have never propagated anything except by seed before. Where do I start?

04-25-2012, 02:36 PM	#2
Equilibrium The Pantyhose Princess Join Date: Dec 2008	Ok... I've done it before and got about half to root but... I didn't take my cuttings at this time of year... I took em sometime in summer from new growth. I used 1 liter pop bottles and hacked off the tops with a utility knife but styrofoam cups would work too. I stuck the red hot tines of a fork into the bottoms to make some drainage holes then put the little 2 liters in a tray that I filled with water up to about an inch. I mixed up some vermiculite, sand, and sphagnum and filled the containers then watered em down. Then I took a pencil and made a little hole in my medium. After that, I made fresh cuts in the bottoms of my cuttings and scraped up the outer layer a bit then dipped the cuttings in Rootone and plopped em in the holes and that was it. It's been a while and I can't remember how long it took em to root but I remember using new growth cuttings and that about half didn't root so maybe somebody has a better way that'll get a higher % to root. __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss

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04-25-2012, 03:51 PM	#3
BeeWonderful Heron Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Minnesota	With tropical plants, it helps to keep the cutting in a humid place. I use an aquarium for this purpose with my tropical hoyas: the aquarium has 1-2 inches of water at the bottom. A tray sits on top of this with the pots with cuttings. For hoyas, spring is the best time because they're actively growing. Another option, that works with Basil cuttings, is to keep the pot inside a plastic baggie to raise the humidity. The the baggies stays closed to keep humidity inside. I would open every couple of days just for ventilation, not sure if that matters. Unfortunately. I have no experience with a plant like a prairie rose. I agree with everything Equilibrium said, too, for the growing medium and for rooting hormone. Good luck!