Hello Everyone, I have a few rose bushes, one of the roses was loosing its petals, so I removed the rose from the bush. I was just wondering if there is any part of the rose that I can save and dry out then plant next year to start another bush? I kind of took it apart but could not find any kind of seed inside. moderator's note: added a more descriptive title to topic moderator's note: moved topic to more appropriate forum
Richie, roses are usually propagated from cuttings. The rose bloom that lost its petals was done. Removing it helps the plant reserve energy for making new blossoms. If your rose is an antique, or an "own-root" rose (meaning it is not grafted but growing on its own root stock) it may develop hips where the bloom was. A rose hip is an orange ball that contains seeds. Growing roses from seeds is a painstaking process, but it can be done. It's much easier and quicker to get a new rose bush from a cutting.
The seeds are in the hip, but the bloom has to be left on the plant for the hip to form and mature. They don't mature enough to replant until well into the fall. Cuttings are usually the most efficient way to get another rose bush.
marlingardener, Thank you very much for the reply. As you can see I do not know much about plants I will try some cuttings.
