Hi Liz,

Roses have very complex genealogies and unless they are a species rose generally do not produce offspring identical to the parent, even though they may have been self pollinated (ie. crossed with itself to produce offspring) Generally though the "apple doesn't fall far from the tree" so you will get something that will resemble the parent.

If your goal is to produce more plants of that exact variety then there are several ways you can do that, one of which is from cuttings. Another is from budding and another is a form of grafting. A quick search on the internet will give you more articles than you care to dig though but there are a great many successful ways of doing each of these processes. You need to find one that is easiest for your given your time and level of interest..

Good Luck and Have Fun!

John

Liz,

You can even find a very basic outline on how to propagate your rose on HelpMeFind. Just go to the Glossery and look under "cuttings". If one method of propagation doesn't work for you, don't give up. Sometimes it's best to try several different methods because some roses respond better to one method than another.

Good luck with your project.

Lyn

Liz, The easiest way to me is to take a cane and bend it over with out breaking it and stick it in to the ground. It sould grow roots and then cut it off of the mommy plant.