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Salvia is fairly easy to root. See my directions on rooting roses. I have rooted Salvia and many other things the same way.

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help with picking out an easy care rose for your area

Climbing Iceberg doesn't get very big and depending on your location can be a disease magnet. NCCountrygirl - let me know where you are and I can get you in touch of people in your area who would be more than happy to give you suggestions.

Zone 7A can grow almost anything - stick to Antiques or Old Garden Roses. Depending on your disease pressure you can grow anything from hybrid teas to Gallicas & Albas. I would suggest you visit a rose garden near you, preferably one that doesn't use a lot of chemical sprays if any - you want...

colonial white better known as Climbing Sombreuil here is a link http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/pl.php?n=45025

before thinking about cuttings, what area are you in. I love the trilogy of the south - Chinas, Noisettes and Teas (not hybrid teas) and those babies just don't hardly grow above zone 7 so don't waste your time rooting a Noisette to grow in Canada or up state New York. My favorite are of...

just depends, on a lot of things. I have seen some root in as short as 2 weeks and others take 6months. As long as the cutting is green, there is a chance. Time of year; weather; variety of rose all make rooting times different. If it ain't dead, don't give up.

Dixie - pull the leaves off that would be under ground - it will rot. Also - pinch off any very new leaves at the top. The optimum time to root is right after it has bloomed. Snip off spent blooms and stick away

Gallon Pot Wet your potting soil cutting about 6 inches long cut the bottom at an angle right under a leaf node scratch (gently) with your thumbnail a couple of times down the bottom of the stem rooting hormone - you can get it at wallyworld disolve a small amount of rooting hormone in water and...