Rose: Can I plant a branch?

Can I stick a branch of rose bush in the soil to create another plant?

Rose: Can I plant a branch?
Basically, You can root roses in water. Take a cutting, Take off the few last leafs of the stem, put in in a vase of water out of direct sunlight, within a few weeks new roots will appear. Make sure you take off any buds or new leafs, to keep the stem energized for root groth and not bud growth.
Reply:I know that you can. I have seen it several times where they take a rose and put it in the soil and under a mason jar to retain moisture. Do a web search and you should find it. Most roses are grown from wild rose root stock and then the rose variety is grafted to the root stock. That is the buldge at the base of the plant. If you have shoots below the buldge they will not produce flowers and if the plant dies back to this point it will never produce again.
Reply:Cuttings can be rooted however most roses are grafted on strong rootstocks so the cutting may not be as vigorous as the grafted roses. It would be best to use 2 - 3 inches of the tip of the branch. Plant at least a dozen to increase the chance of success. Use a rooting hormone (plant nursery) on the cut end of the branch and plant it in Perlite or sand. Keep the rooting medium moist but not water logged. It may take weeks for roots to develop. Once the roots form, you can plant in pots for larger plants. Plant in the spring after danger of frost is past.
Reply:No

But, you can splice a rose branch onto a host plant that has roots, and in time the rose will begin to bloom off that host plant. This is how most rose bushes that we purchase commercially have been prepared for our gardens.

Look up Rose Grafting on Google or somewhere.