I just starting propagating last year but of all my attempts (probably 20-25), Quietness, Lady of Shalott, and Pomponella were the only successes. Quietness even overwintered in a small container, in my garage and survived.

Peggy Martin DOES root itself if canes touch the ground. I dug up a rooted piece last fall and potted it up. I've seen Petite Pink Scotch send out roots in air when it has been especially rainy and the tips of a cane were nestled among the grass. Some people say teas are hard to root but I don't find that true at all. OGR's can be harder to root though there are exceptions. I do not know what makes one hard and one easy. A vigorous parent plant can help but that is not always the case. I'd just try a healthy vigorous parent plant to start. If you have no luck, keep trying. I'm in zone 7a, NC.

Thank you everyone. ive only had a couple of successes thus far but unfortunately i didnt label them well enough and dont know which ones are which.

The very best for me are Pink Pet, Molineux, Green Rose and most of the mini's and miniflora's.

Cecile Brunner spray and Glorie des Rosomanes root very easily here.

Evelyn and Abraham Darby both root easily. I think they are all-around two of the best Austins, esp. if you live in a hot climate, so well worth the effort.

Geranium Red and Perfume Breeze are also super easy to root.

Ive had great luck with almost all of the above, but will add Jude the Obscure, New Dawn and Awakeining, and Clotilde Soupert, both bush and climbing version. Ooops! I forgot The Fairy! and Ceske Praci Cest.

Check the ancestry of any rose you're interested in propagating. See HelpMeFind for breeding info. If it has R. moschata or R. wichurana (R. wichuraiana) in its ancestry, especially in the the previous two generations, it will be easier to root than the average rose. Several of the roses already mentioned have one or both of those roses in their near ancestry.

I have been able to use this method to root any cuttings that I have tried… I use Miracle Grow potting mix at the moment.

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5146303/how-to-root-rose-cuttings?n=21

The Poet's Wife roots ridiculously easy. I had to move mine recently, and several of the stems were touching the ground (it's got an arching/floppy habit) and they had all rooted big time. I now have several The Poet's Wife roses haha.

The other one that seems to root very easily is Summer Song and Tess. They almost all strike when rooted.

Summer Song roots easily?! It is just about the hardest rose to acquire!

I have two that rooted almost accidentally, without rooting hormone or any special effort on my part. One is Softee, a mini that was broken off at ground level by deer. I stuck it in a vase till I could come up with a plan, then forgot about it. When I finally got back to it, it had rooted in the vase. The other is the found rose Winecup. I stuck a piece without root hormone or any special preparation in a pot and it rooted. I'm neither lucky nor good. These roses are easy to root.

Robert, if you would root Summer Song and put it on eBay, I’m guessing you’d have some takers. Really quickly.

Le Grand Capitaine rooted very easily for me. Snowbird as well. And I also found Tess super easy, Robert. A branch got broken off of mine and, because I hate wasting anything, I stuck it in the ground, put a bag over it and forgot it. It grew!

I stick cuttings directly into my sandy soil from November to April (no leaves, no rooting hormones, no protection).

Almost 100% rooted: New Dawn, Country Dancer, Doctor Robert Korns, Ispahan, Marie Pavie, Eifelzauber, Arctic Sunrise .

60%-80% success rate: Sharifa Asma, Lynnie, New Face, Tamora, Rosarium Uetersen, Renae, Lions-Rose, Ingrid Bergman.

Ispahan is great for pegging, and every year I get several small plants that take root because of it. I really want to root Secret, but I have tried for three years with no luck. Rugosas don't seem to like my rooting method, but fortunately they have tons of suckers. LOL. I would love to root Baby Austin too, but it's so small -- only 6" tall with short stem blooms. I don't know how to make it work. It would be great if someone could give me a hint. :)

@Feiy (PNWZ8b/9a), the baby plants you gave me are all doing good. I can attest Sharifa Asma rooting easily. When I passed the security check at the airport, the TSA officer broke a branch. I hastily stick it back to the pot. 4 weeks and it has put on a new growth alongside its mother, which already has the first flower bud.

Graham Thomas is easy to root too. Voles dug it out from ground early this spring. When I found out it was mostly brown already. I took a few cuttings that still looked green and ended up with 4 new plants. I gave away 2.

Please be aware that Austin roses like Summer Song and The Poet's Wife are still under patent, so its not a good idea to discuss - in a public space - propagating them and (theoretically) selling copies on fleabay. If for no other reason, we don't want casual readers to get the idea that we are advocating the violation of the hybridizer's intellectual property rights.

I agree Paul. But I was talking about TPW from my own experience of its own self rooting. As far as Summer Song goes, I was merely saying it roots easily. We have not discussed anything about propogating to sell in this thread. The OP was asking which roses propagate easily and I think it’s fair to say we all have seen this happen in our own gardens and are sharing that information. I know I was surprised that TPW was making new plants every place her canes touched the soil!

Robert, my comment was in response to ”judijunebug” suggesting the sale of Summer Song on eBay

Sorry Paul! I somehow didn't see that comment until you pointed it out. I also think a lot of new folks have no idea at all about plant patents and what they mean so it's probably good you point it out for a refresher. :)

Thanks, Paul. For some reason I thought Summer Song was one of the “old” Austin’s long out of patent. I never thought to check it out before making that suggestion. Thanks for catching that. I would never advocate propagating and selling a rose still under patent.

@judijunebugarizonazn8 only four more years and the patent for Summer Song is expired. :) Then maybe more of us can grow it here in the states.

I’m going to try rooting Fantin Latour, it took 4 years already and no bloom, but i think its in a difficult spot and it’s even harder to move it.

I have always admired the unique burnt coral color of those blooms in the photos I’ve seen, but never knew if it was worth trying since it doesn’t seem to flourish in many areas, but if I had a chance, I’d love to try. If it’s not sold anymore in the USA, then it would be nice if some nursery here would be given permission to propagate it for those who would like to give it a try. Four more years sounds like a long time… but I’ve waited this long, I can wait some more. Especially if I can get Lady Emma Hamilton this next year.