Never had this happen, before

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Sliverfox

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Northwest PA. Fifty miles south of Lake Erie.
We bought some cut roses back in February.
I kept them past their prime.

Taking out the yellow roses I noticed, some tiny new leaves.

Two stems were trying to grow .
Moved them to a smaller vase & placed it on the window sill.

New growth was under the water.
Thought I was wasting my time,,, but surprise this morning noticed there is a small stem of leaves above the water!

Has anyone started a rose bush this way?

I've never tried growing roses.

So any advice what to do with this new growth would be a big help.


When to try planting it out side ?

How to care for it,, wire cage around it?
Know rabbits & deer will probably think,,"Yum,, some new for us to eat."


Thanks in advance ,, am total green horn when it comes to raising roses.
 

I’ve never grown a rose by rooting it in water but I’ve often grown new roses from cuttings taken from my established plants in the garden.
I usually take the cuttings in late summer using semi right stems of that year’s growth. Pencil length cuttings. Cut the bottom straight across just above a leaf joint, cut the top of the cutting diagonally so you don’t get mixed up. Then I put the cuttings in a pot, the bottom filled with sand or gritty compost, ordinary compost on top. Poke the cutting in with the bottom in the sandy part, to prevent rotting. Water well & leave outside in a sheltered spot overwinter. Come the spring there should be signs of new growth, gently tug, resistance will tell there are roots formed. You can then either pot on or plant out.
You can use the same method by making a trench in the soil & lining the bottom with a layer of sand, line up the cuttings, refill with soil & leave overwinter.

Some plants do form roots readily in a jug of water, things like mint, fuschias, quite a few, but I’ve never had roses do so personally.
 

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