Anyone familiar with a highly fragrant,

[elleng]

deep red rose?

There's a bush in front of abandoned/foreclosed house of a neighbor so I pluck blooms, and might be interested in obtaining a bush to plant.

[Denninmi]

1. Could you take some semi-hardwood cuttings of the new vegetative growth?

Those should root pretty easily if you use a rooting powder (Rootone F is a good one) in well-drained, moist media, kept under a jar or in a bag a couple of weeks for moisture.

Here's a "how to" link:

http://www.rkdn.org/roses/propagate.asp

[elleng]

2. THANKS! Will look for suitable cuttings.

Going out to 'harvest' a bloom for the weekend.

[Lugnut]

8. We started a new plant from cuttings last year.

I had a light pink climber that came from my grandmother's garden. We had to relocate it to another spot and used cuttings from the original plant. I really didn't want to lose this rose. We used good rich soil and rooting medium and the new plant is growing and thriving in its new location. I hope you have the same success.

[elleng]

9. GREAT to hear this!

There's another lovely rose bush, deep salmon color, in front of another neighbor's house. Photo here is similar color.



He's told me I may clip blooms, which I do regularly, and that he may want to acquire additional rose bushes. I may suggest we work on this together, so next year MAYBE I'll have 2 GORGEOUS rose bushes! Think this one, and one of the deep reds, like the Papa Meilland, would make a nice rose garden???

Do have to figure out from where to take the cuttings.

[Lugnut]

10. Oh my!

That's a beautiful rose! I like the deep red too. They're perfect for a new rose garden.

DH pruned a few branches at the main joint and we followed the directions on the rooting medium. All the branches he clipped took. My mother used to tell me that rose bushes are pretty easy to start. From our experience with the one we did she was right!

[elleng]

13. ISN'T it beautiful?

I've got a cluster on my table now, and its very close in shape and color to this pic. Just went out and 'fed' the bush, and there are lots of buds and newly opened blooms, ready for harvesting!

Will study the branches, as you suggest, and look at some rooting medium. But I won't actually have a spot in a garden for them until not sure when; have some work to do on garden spot at friend's house, where there's ground cover and a tree. HOPE there are enough hours of daylight there. And may want to plant azaleas against the wall, with roses later in front.

Was thinking of keeping cuttings in pots for a while, so don't think I can/should take large branches for cuttings.

[dgibby]

3. I'm making a "kit" to take in the car with me.

I'm getting ready to combine my passions-genealogy and gardening. Lots of beautiful plants in old graveyards, so when I'm doing tombstone research, I'm going to take some cuttings to root. I'm also going to keep a garden journal of the plant, name on the tombstone, and name of graveyard, as well as date the cutting was collected.

[Curmudgeoness]

4. That is such a great idea. And I love

that you will keep track of the name on the tombstone where you got the cutting. A fitting tribute to that person, and a great way to add heritage plants to your garden.

[TuxedoKat]

7. That is a great idea

Thanks for the suggestion. You just reminded me there is wild bittersweet growing in a cemetary near my daughter's dance studio. I would like to have some cuttings of that.

[blue neen]

5. That reminds me of a "Mister Lincoln" rose.

They are really dark red and supposed to be very fragrant.

Good luck...I hope you're able to get one started.

[elleng]

6. I've read about Mr. Lincoln and Oklahoma.

This pic is Papa Meilland. http://rosesingardens.blogspot.com/2008/06/papa-meilland-worlds-most-fragrant-red.html

Don't know, actually, which is the one in my neighbor's yard, but will see what I can do.

Thanks

[Lugnut]

11. The flower looks like it's made of velvet.

The light pink roses in the header at that link look just like those on my grandmother's roses. I really love roses.

[elleng]

12. It does, in fact, look and feel like velvet.