Michelle, if you succeed with rooting Red Intuition, let me know how you did it. I rooted a few florist roses but I could never root this one. I assumed that they might not have been fresh or were treated with something but most probably it was just my bad luck.

So far the IGUANA cuttings are still looking good. It'll be two weeks for those on Thursday. The leaves dropped and new growth is sprouting and the canes are looking supple. When I did the cuttings outside last yr, they would begin to turn black within about a week. So I think this is going to work!! I'm so excited! Even if I only get one or two to root of each variety I try, I'll be happy!!! And the SHOGUN buds are still holding tight and keeping the darker coloring, despite my cat Lola nibbling on them.

Melodye, I have no idea where they get their roses from. I would assume they're grown in South America, but I'm not sure. Guess I cold ask them! Judy do you have any other grocery store chains that have a florist dept? Maybe other stores might get in marked roses too. Depends on their supplier. I do know that another store we have here, Save Mart, gets in bundles of roses, unmarked, and they're $12.99 a dozen. I just love that Safeway orders from a supplier that labels them.

I picked up two long stem roses yesterday. I think they are FREE SPIRIT too. I'm trying to root them in liquid soil concentrate. Most of the bud eyes didn't look that great and I've never successfully rooted anything before. But I'm enjoying the flowers and it's fun trying. Hopefully the liquid soil concentrate at least extends the vase life.