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Growing Your Own Roses from Cuttings: A Step-by-Step Guide
Roses have long been cherished for their beauty, fragrance, and timeless elegance. Imagine being able to grow your own roses, not by buying new plants, but by propagating them from cuttings of your favorite bushes. Growing roses from cuttings is an incredibly rewarding gardening project that allows you to multiply cherished varieties and personalize your garden with minimal expense.
If you’ve ever admired a rose bush and wished you could grow your own version of it, this step-by-step guide will walk you through the process of rooting rose cuttings successfully.
Why Grow Roses from Cuttings?
Starting roses from cuttings is:
- Cost-effective: Instead of purchasing new plants, you can propagate your existing roses.
- Satisfying: Watching new plants grow from a simple cutting is deeply rewarding.
- Preserving: You can preserve a favorite rose variety exactly as it is.
What You’ll Need:
- Healthy rose stems (cuttings) about 6–8 inches long
- Sharp, clean pruning shears
- Rooting hormone (optional but helpful)
- Small pots or containers with drainage holes
- Potting soil or a mix of sand and peat moss
- A plastic bag or clear plastic container to create a humidity dome
- Water and a sunny, warm spot
Step 1: Selecting and Taking Cuttings
Choose healthy, disease-free stems from a mature rose bush. The best time to take cuttings is late spring to early summer, when the new growth has partially hardened but is still green. Cut a stem about 6–8 inches long, just below a leaf node.
Remove the lower leaves, leaving only 2 or 3 sets of leaves at the top. This reduces moisture loss and focuses the cutting’s energy on rooting.
