Actually, one can never have enough roses in the garden. Especially your favorite rose should be propagated so that you can enjoy the wonderful, growing sea of flowers. But be careful: Most roses cannot be divided, as only a few types form runners.
Only a few varieties of roses can be propagated by division
Perennials that have grown too large can be divided - roses too?
Many perennials should be divided every three to four years, otherwise they will become too large. In addition, this vegetative type of propagation is also used for rejuvenation - but not for many types of roses. Roses are very deep-rooted and develop thicker taproots the older they get. Of course, these roots cannot be cut in half to gain two plants - doing so would simply mean the death of the rose. In any case, the sensitive flowers react more sensitively to digging up and transplanting with increasing age, as this inevitably leads to damage to the roots.
Which roses can be shared
However, there are some rose species and perennials that naturally produce runners. You can easily separate them with a spade and plant them as independent rose specimens. Collapsing roses are mainly found among the wild roses, but there are also some cultivated roses. Of course, the table below does not claim to be complete.
| variety | German name | Latin name | blossom | flower color | heyday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plenary | cinnamon rose | Rosa majalis | simple | crimson-carmine | May June |
| - | dog rose | Rosa canina | simple | whitepink | June July |
| Blanc Double de Coulbert | apple rose | Rosa rugosa | half filled | White | June - October |
| Hansa | apple rose | Rosa rugosa | loosely filled | dark crimson-carmine | May - October |
| Roseraie de l'Hay | apple rose | Rosa rugosa | loosely filled | crimson to crimson | June - October |
| Sněžka | apple rose | Rosa rugosa | filled | soft pink | June - beginning of frost |
| - | Tufted Rose | Pink multiflora | simple | White | June July |
| - | glossy rose | Rosa nitida | simple | bright pink | end of June |
| Blush damask | damask rose | Rosa damascena | filled | pink | May June |
| Rose de Resht | damask rose | Rosa damascena | filled | purple | May until October |
| Cardinal de Richelieu | gallicarose | Rosa gallica | filled | violet | June |
| Duchesse you Rohan | damask rose | Rosa damascena | filled | pink | June |
| Duchesse de Montebello | gallicarose | Rosa gallica | filled | soft pink | June July |
| Queen of Denmark | Albarose | Rosa alba | filled | silvery pink | June July |
| Henry Martin | moss rose | Rosa muscosa | half filled | crimson-carmine | June |
Cut off rose runners and replant
You can simply carefully separate the rose runners from the mother plant with a spade, dig them up and then replant them in the new location. But beware: the division only succeeds with ungrafted specimens, but not with grafted roses.
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If your roses do not develop runners and are therefore not suitable for dividing, you can still propagate them with the help of cuttings.