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Old 01-12-2006, 01:08 PM posted to rec.gardens.roses
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Default A rose with perfect timing

I did some cutting about 7 weeks ago. I clipped a few from all my
favorites, and filled a wet seedling tray. We had enough rain, I never had
to water it, and ended up with about 10 thick rooted cuttings.


Snooze wrote:
: So after having attempted to propagate a few roses for the past 2 years with
: minimal success. One of the cuttings has sat in a ziplock bag for just under
: 2 years now. The entire time all it's done is maintain a green stem and
: green buds, in a state of not-yet-dead, so it's sat on my dresser the entire
: time.
:
: It's nearly winter, half the day my bedroom is cold. So the darn thing
: decides it wants to break dormancy and produce a shoot from one of the buds.
: Let's see if I can keep the little guy alive in the ziplock bag until
: spring.
:
: I don't even know what kind of rose it is either, I just labeled the bag
: "lavender."
:
: -S
:
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