Grow Miniature Roses from Cuttings

Miniature roses are small, fine thorned, species of roses, carrying all the characteristics of roses but in miniature. Growing miniature roses from cuttings is possible and how to perform this is the subject of this article.

Steps

 * 1)  Experiment. Not all forms of miniature roses will take as cuttings and unfortunately there is no foolproof list of which can be grown in this manner and which cannot. It is dependent on the soil, the climate, the rose in question. So be prepared for some successes and some disappointments but do keep trying.
 * 2)  Choose a healthy stem from the miniature rose that you wish to propagate from. Do this just after the flower has faded and be sure that the stem has a minimum of three to four leaves.
 * 3)  Remove the dead flower from the top. Do this by cutting just above the leaf closest to the dead flower.
 * 4)  Make a bottom cut just below a leaf. Remove any dead, excess leaves from the stem, making sure there are at least three leaves remaining on the stem.
 * 5)  Plant the cutting into a pre-prepared container already filled with free-draining mix. Gently pat into place and keep well watered as it strikes.

Tips

 * Ensure that the item used to cut the stem with is clean; avoid transferring any disease from other plants by cleaning it before use.

Things You'll Need

 * Garden shears/snips
 * Gardening gloves
 * Pre-prepared container for planting

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