"Manelli Family" wrote in message
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"Jeffrey L. Kline" wrote in message
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I usually start my cuttings after the first bloom, when the blooms
have died-back and the stem is beginning to harden just a bit. I
like to cut the stem so there are at least 3 or 4 sets of full
leaves, with the stem about the diameter of a pencil. Of course,
with mini roses, you may not get a stem quite that size, but you get
the idea. I winter mine indoors, so I what till august. If you are
going to plant them outside the same year, I might start sooner.

As far as disease free roses, any of the care-free group are good,
as are many old world and rugosa. Really there are many rose that
are low maintenance, however, they often have simpler bloom forms,
which are not always what people want. you could check out
http://www.pickeringnurseries.com/tw.../web_store.cgi, go to
the advanced search option, and select disease resistant roses.

Best of luck

Jeff Southeast Michigan, zone 5

Thank you for the information. Yes, we have two that they sold us as
disease resistant and they are! One blooms all summer and the other
on and off. Unfortunately they went out of business when the wife
died. We got them 1/2 price because the tags were missing. I will
do some research on Google or Yahoo.

I'll try the cutting of the minis this summer.
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In case no one has mentioned this
before, a good place to search roses is
www.helpmefind.com

Not all roses have photos but quite a few
do, and you can do an advanced search
on various categories (color, bloom type,
etc.).

Gail
near San Antonio TX Zone 8 USA