With this really mild weather, I've been doing a lot of pruning recently, even things that I'd normally prune later on... I stuck a bunch of 'Zepherine Drouhine' cuttings when I got it back under control last month, and it looks like most have rooted! I did the bottle-protector over one of them, but the others just got shoved into deck containers. I have lavenders growing "for real" in those pots, so I'll need to repot the rose cuttings this spring... it was a total experiment, and I really didn't expect them to make it LOL.
I pruned an overgrown 'Knockout' rose a couple days ago... had a pile of prunings, then considered that maybe I should try rooting a few... they were a little wilted when I got back to them the next day, so I selected a few and trimmed them up, then put them in a jar with some water. They look pretty good tonight, so I'll try to get them stuck in pots of moist potting mix tomorrow.
I know a lot of roses are grafted, but I think 'ZD' and "Knockouts" are commonly grown as own-root roses, although I'm not really sure about Knockouts. ?
