Will this root?

I cut back my neighbours rose the other day as it was starting to get a bit out of hand against my window, I have popped the two branches in a tub of water, will these branches root in water or am I being a bit optimistic / dense in thinking it is as simple as this?

 

you have half a chance i pulled a rose out the ground and it was just a stem and stuck it in pot of a plug plant that died and its rooted.

might be better to stick it in a pot of soil i guess and recut the tip and hope

i have no idea tho lol

I would remove a lot of leaves tho as they normally suggest when propagating from cutting to remove the leaves to make it easier for the plant to root

 

Mr Kandy cut me off some rose cuttings in the autumn when he was tidying up our bushes for winter and I popped them into containers of water and left them in my greenhouse all through the winter but gradually each one of them died and this weekend I threw away the last two cuttings that had gone black and rotted

I have had more success with cuttings by placing them in the ground in the Autumn and striking the cuttings that way.

Good luck and let us know what happens to them

 

Ok, thanks for the advice

 

@wiseowl is our rose expert ... hopefully this tag will work and he'll come in and advise you when he is around

 

I doubt that it will strike like that though - you will need to take cuttings from that. The good news is that you will have several cuttings and so your chances of success increase.
Here's a guide...................

http://www.amateurgardening.com/top-tips/roses-top-tips/taking-rose-cuttings-4503

 

Thanks for advice... I'll give it a shot. Will let you know if I kill these poor things off

 

No shame in that. The only sure way not to kill anything is not to attempt it at all. And where does that get us.

 

I found an American post on youtube that recommended using a common-or-garden Zip Seal Sandwich bag over a plant pot, blown up with air (in a similar way to how you'd blow up a Balloon); as a 'Propagator'; and this made a huge difference to my success rate with Rose Cuttings. (from a success rate of less than 1 in 10, to at least 1 in 4)

Ermm, not sure if I'm allowed to post a link to YouTube here.... so better not

My Rose Cuttings pictured, that was October last year, they're still going, but progress is very slow

Further to "LongK" 's post below, YouTube link added. I followed it and it worked for me !! (and I'm far better with a spanner than I am green-fingered)

 

Go for it, it's fine

 

what a brilliant idea!

 

Wee update... my roses are dead, but the potato's are doing great

 

I rooted three out of three, by taking cuttings in late summer and planting them in a slit in the ground made with a spade.
I buried them at least two thirds their length.
Two even showed flower buds a week ago, but I removed them, hoping the strength will go into making more root and vegetative growth for this year.