On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 05:14:10 -0500, torgo
wrote:

The other bin had Magic Carousel, Redoute, The Dark Lady, two
Intrigue, an Oklahoma and a Blanc Double de Coubert. The Dark Lady
didn't live, and the B.D.d.C. struggled, but the others made it just
fine until fall planting season began in October. Most of them went
into soil then, but the Redoute finally went into the ground
yesterday.

It was soaking for about six months with no added nutrients - and it
still bloomed and formed nice hips in its water bath.

Lesson learned - bare roots really can soak indefinitely, and are much
happier left swimming when the weather is ridiculously hot.

This is really interesting info. Thanks!

Here's a question though. When you root cuttings for tropical plants
in plain water, it's recommended that once the roots get established
they should be moved to soil as soon as possible because the roots
become accustomed to getting oxygen from water and if youl eave them
in water too long, they suffer a bad shock upon being planted in soil
and usually die. So I would be interested in you following up in the
coming months.

Perhaps this is just a wives tale but I seem to remember reading it in
years past. Something about the adaptability of roots in water that
isn't easily reversed. Anyone else hear this? And perhpas it doesn't
apply to plants like roses.

I would assume that if there was a problem with the ones planted back
in October, you would have already seen them, but I'd still like for
you to follow up, if you could.