Cinnamon Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 There is the most beautiful cerise pink rambling wild rose in various locations around my village this time of year - all wild,so I think it is a wild rose. I would love this for my garden too,so does anyone have any tips on successful cuttings from a wild rose - best time of year,treatment etc? It would look wonderful along the new fence of our bit of reclaimed land Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 I think you can do it by layering 'pin' a stem down to the ground by a leaf joint or try rooting a few bits of stem in a pot or nursery bed you got nothing to loose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Our next door neighbour has the most amazingly scented purple rose. I mentioned it to my mum and she said to do a soft wood cutting, pot it up and it should grow. I'm a little worried about doing this just in case it affects his rose, so I might ask him or be a wimp and source it online or garden centre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 If it is a wild rose it will have a lot of vigour so you might well be lucky. We have 3 or 4 self sown in our garden but I think you are meant to be able to cut a bit off (presumably with a growth bud or 2) and stick it in a slit trench and watch it grow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Take some shoots from this year. Make sure they are about 6 inches long. Pop them in a plastic bag till you get home. You need a largish, 9 inches diameter, terracotta pot. Fill with a 50/50 potting compost/sharp sand mix. Water well. Take a very sharp knife and trim your cuttings. At the bottom cut below a leave node at a slant and take those leaves off. At the top cut above a leaf node and you can leave these leaves on. Make holes with a dibber/pencil or such-like at 2 inch intervals around the rim of the pot and one in the middle. Dip each cutting into rooting powder and pop into the holes you have made to a depth of about three inches. Firm the soil, sprinkle a little grit on top,water put in a sheltered spot in the garden and forget about them till next year. If they have taken you will get signs of new leaf growth by the summer. Make sure they don't dry out. This has always worked for me with a success rate of about 50%. I'm always pinching cuttings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 My grandmother just used to shove the cutting straight into the soil - they always took! So my dad did the same with his Albertine - we had it in our garden for a short while (it didn't like our soil). I'm often digging up briar roses that have taken - wild birds eating the hips and depositing the fertilized seeds! You might be able to set them from seed - they grow really fast. Good luck with whatever you decide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
