Any rose experts out there?

[i-need-a-martini]

My favourite garden rose has bloomed profusedly this week but it isn't my favourite rose that is blooming - it is the stock that it is planted on. Pretty enough but not what I want.

I've just had a good look at it and there is only one stem of the rose I want and multiples of the stock this rose is grafted to. Obviously I have stuffed up somehow when I cut the rose back in winter.

Question is - what do I do now? Do I wait for winter and cut back all the stuff I don't want. My only problem then is I may not be able to see which rose is which plus I am worried that by then the graft stock will have taken over completely. Or do I bite the bullet and cut the rose back now in summer to get rid of everything I don't want?

[i-need-a-martini]

I think  bushie is talking about Banksia ROSES. They are not native.

[lyndal1838]

Banksia Roses will strike from cuttings.  Use a long trough or tray and take cuttings as long a possible with as many leaf nodes as you can get.

Put it on top of the potting mix and peg it to the mix (I just use clothes pegs) to keep the nodes in contact with the mix.  Keep damp but not wet.

They can be slow but they will strike eventually.  Once you have a few plants that have taken, cut the original long cutting to free them up and repot individually.

[bushies.girl]

Thanks Lyndal .... What is the best time of the yr to do this pls?  Whereis the best place to put them ie shade house, hot house etc

[twinkles**stars]

Gosh I had both the white and yellow banksia rose.....grew like weeds. Chop off a bit of old wood stick in the ground and presto new plant.

[bushies.girl]

Looks like it's going to be easy to strike them, great 🙂  I don't really need any more, I have plenty, but a cpl of friends have asked me to strike some for them if I can 🙂  Not keen on the white ones, find 'em a tad boring 🙂