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Roses can be grown successfully from cuttings and will grow on to make good flowering plants.
Choose healthy stems of the current season's growth and follow my step-by-step guide to be sure of success.
Roots will be produced over the winter months so that the rose cuttings can be potted in spring or early summer next season.

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You can take cuttings from any type of rose you choose, but just make sure you select long, strong, healthy, pencil thick stems from this season's growth, do not collect old wood.

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Make the cuttings 20-25cm (8-10inches) long, cutting above a bud at the top (angled) to remove the shoot tip and cut below one at the base (flat). Leave just one leaf at the top and remove all the rest.

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Dip the base of the cutting into rooting hormone mixture. Insert several cuttings into a large pot of gritty compost. The compost wants to be a 50/50 mix, of horticultural grit (or perlite) and multi-purpose compost

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Water well, and place the pot in a shaded spot and leave until cuttings have rooted. Keep the compost moist. If possible put a layer of fine grit on top to hold in moisture. Pot up rose plants individually when well rooted, could take up to 10 months

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Thanks to GG