In contrast to hybrid roses, wild roses (which include the various types of dog rose) can be propagated true to type. Various options are available to you, whereby the varieties that form runners in particular can be reproduced very easily.

The dog rose reproduces itself via root suckers

Particularly easy: cutting off offshoots

Depending on the species, many types of roses form runners, which can spread several meters in the garden and take root very quickly. The common hedge rose or dog rose (Rosa canina) in particular reproduces itself through numerous root suckers, as does the popular potato rose (Rosa rugosa). Thanks to this, the propagation can be done particularly easily:

  • Use a spade to separate the stolons from the mother plant
  • and dig them up.
  • The foothills are cut back by about a third,
  • so that they branch better afterwards.
  • Plant the newly acquired wild roses in the desired location
  • or in a sufficiently large bucket again.

Runners are obtained either in spring before they sprout or in autumn for propagation.

Propagation by cuttings

In contrast to the only half-ripe cuttings, cuttings are strong, woody and annual shoots. These are cut in late autumn before the first frost and kept frost-free but cold in high humidity until planting in the following spring. For this purpose, it is best to pack the sticks in damp sand and store them in a cool cellar or similar.

  • Sticks should be about 20 centimeters long.
  • They are planted directly in the bed or in a sufficiently deep tub in the spring.
  • Use a loose and well-drained substrate for this.
  • Cut the wood just below the bottom eye and dip that end in rooting powder.
  • After planting, only the top eye sticks out of the ground.
  • The soon to appear young shoots should be trimmed to encourage branching.

Multiply dog rose by cuttings

Cuttings are ideally cut between the end of July and the beginning of August, for which already woody, half-ripe shoots are best suited. These should be about 10 to 15 centimeters long.

  • Remove any flowers that may be present
  • as well as all leaves except for the uppermost leafy side shoot.
  • Put the cuttings in clay pots filled with nutrient-poor seed soil.
  • For better rooting, the lowest cutting point can be dipped in rooting powder.
  • Keep the substrate slightly moist.
  • Place a freezer bag or plastic bottle (cut off the top) over the cutting.
  • For better air exchange, you can add a few holes to these improvised greenhouses (72.95€).
  • The cuttings are placed outdoors in a sheltered, partially shaded spot.
  • Remove the plastic cap as soon as the cutting develops new shoots.

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Alternatively, of course, it is also possible to propagate using seeds you have collected yourself, although you must be very patient for this method - it can sometimes take up to two years for germination.

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