I once knew a woman with a garden full of roses, and every single one she had rooted from a cut flower. It can be done very well if you have the right touch. Now I consider myself to be an expert gardener but I am very poor at rooting cuttings. I've never gotten a rose to root. I can root coleus and mint and african violet but that's about it. I believe she just stuck hers in the ground and they rooted, I've known people to do that in warmer climates like yours. I'd get some rooting hormone, and cut the stem just below a joint, and dip the end in rooting hormone, then put it in either seedling mix potting soil or a blend of vermiculite and pumice. Where I fail, is in keeping the cutting damp enough but not so damp it rots for the several weeks it takes to root. You'll want some kind of humidity dome. People use clear plastic bottles or bags. Check out the link given by Jerijen. I've also known people to root roses taken from the aftermath of a rose show. Lots of people root roses from bouquets. It can be done. Drying the roses is another good option too.

Hi Tom, I do my cuttings in the fall and stick them in the ground for over the winter. I cover them with a clear plastic dome.....a 2 liter soda bottle would be ok if the leaves will fit and in the spring around April and May they are rooted usually, I only had 2 or 3 that didn't take. I have never tried the misting system but quite a few people have success with it. I don't do my cutting in the summer because it is too hot. About getting hips to grow on your roses. For your zone this has do be done in May, June and early part of July. The hip has to be on the plant for 4 months before the cold weather sets in. It is the process of taking pollen from one plant and applying it to another to get a cross of two different roses. Of course you can do this indoors under lights. Which I might start soon. You can find lots of sites that will help you with this. Just put in google search, "Hybridizing Roses". Good Luck to you.

I've never tried rooting a florist rose, but I imagine it is essentially the same process as any other soft-wood cutting. If the bloom still looks nice, you can enjoy it a little longer; I'd add just a touch of plant fertilizer to the water. But eventually you'll want to cut the bloom off just a little above the top set of leaves. If the stem's leaves were all pulled off, I'd cut the stem a half inch above where the new growth is coming out. Then roughly 6 inches below that point. Be sure to use a sharp scissor or pruner (never use anvil-style pruners on roses, only by-pass or scissor style). Rooting hormone will also be very important. It comes in powder and liquid forms. Ask any local garden center. You dip the freshly cut bottom of the stem into the hormone, tap off any excess (clumps) and stick it a couple inches into fresh sterile rooting medium --some people have even used pure perlite. Don't use soil from outside or already used potting soil, as there will be more potentially harmful bacteria that can cause the stem to rot before it develops roots. You'll need to put the stem someplace to maintain high humidity, since the stem has no roots to take up fresh water with. I use gallon-size zip-loc bags. Others use 2 liter soda bottles with the bottom cut out, placed over a little pot. The stem also will need indirect sunlight, such as in a north-facing window sill. Check on the baby frequently, every couple days or so and mist it if it appears to be drying out. Be careful not to keep it too wet, though, as that invites mildew. Rooting often takes 4 to 6 weeks, but it can be a little quicker or take much longer. Do a search on this forum for rooting cuttings. There are a few different methods people use, and different folks swear by different methods. It's partly trial and error. Good luck!

Cut the rose hips off when they are red and ripe but not wrinkled. Plant the hip in a pot that has damp peat moss in it( or seed growing soil). Place outside to allow to freeze. In around the begining of May bring the pot inside and extract the seeds and place them in a dish of water. Seeds that float will not be fertile so choose only the ones that sink to the bottom. Start these seeds like any other seeds by planting them in a sterile seedling type mix. Keep damp but not wet. When the seeds have their second set of leaves then use a mild fertilzer at half strength weekly. Many will be wild type single pink roses but others may be very interesting and worth saving.