Roses how do I propagate? PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!

How do I propagate roses? I've always used cuttings. Now my sister has heard somewhere you can take the flower (rose) after the leaves fall off and root from whats left. Has anyone ever heard of this? I have'nt. Let me know so I can let her know...LOL.
Thanks
thyme4me

G'Day
If the flower has a long enough stem then removing the flower will leave you with a cutting except it will not be as mature as a cutting taken at pruning time but as long as it has growth buds (just above the leaf stalk) then it would be possible to strike it.
Brian

There are lots of websites with detailed instructions and pictures if you want to try one, look at the following link!

http://www.ars.org/About_Roses/propagation.html

ok.....thanks alot. You both have been a big help.

Has anyone ever rooted roses in potatoes? I had someone tell me this is a easy way of doing it. Anyone know anything about it?

i was just reading this site maybe try air layering
The web link is http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/ornamentals/air...

You all have given me some great tips... Thanks So Much

I tried the potato idea but the cutting rotted first. I just have no luck starting roses. My dad can root almost any rose cutting. He was at a church "thank you" dinner last year and there were roses in vases on the tables, he took them home and yes, they all are small bushes now. I keep trying though, one day it will work. tish

I tried rooting several last fall and learned a lot of things not to do. I can't wait until I can try again this summer with soft cuttings. I have identified several roses at work and in the neighborhood that I would love to have a clone of. I had problems with aphids and spider mites. It almost broke my heart to find the tiny cuttings eaten alive. I started some using the plastic zip lock bag approach that worked nicely, but got aphids there too. I will be very careful to soak my cuttings in a 5-10% bleach solution next time to hopefully kill all of those pests.

I will be using an aeropropagator I built with a rubbermaid tub. I have really enjoyed rooting things with it and have had fewer problems than when I was trying a bubbler with the roots in water. I kept getting algae build up on the cuttings with the bubbler system and abandoned it. Unfortunately in the learning process, I lost all but one or two of my rose cuttings.

The following site from the American Rose Society has several good articles on propagating roses from cuttings.

http://www.ars.org/About_Roses/propagation.html

Good luck and happy propagating

Thyme, here is a wonderful link from Seedpicker in Texas. Step by step with pictures etc.

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/556678/

I hope this works for you.

Hi all!

I took four cuttings off a Don Juan earlier this summer and one survived. It even bloomed! My first time - I'm very proud... ;) So, right now it's sitting in a pot on the porch, but I'm not sure what to do with it over the winter. I live in Zone 7 and sadly, greenhouseless... Will my new 7 inch Don Juan survive if I plant it in the ground? Or should I keep it in the garage or indoors? I would think indoors would be too warm, but I don't have much light in the garage. I suppose I could set up some artificial lighting in there... Any advice anyone? Thanks!

It would have the best chance in the ground where the roots would be insulated by the rest of the ground. Then mulch he top good. Use pine needles, straw, or anything. If you don't have anything else, use potting mix or soil up over the roots and part of the bush. Not the whole bush. Congratulations on your success!!.