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The listing, ROOTED Pink Rose Bush LIVE Plant (Queen Elizabeth?) has ended.

This auction is for a small, live, rooted pink rose bush.

All photos are pictures taken by me. The 2nd photo is the actual bush you will receive.

The rose photos are photos of blooms on the mother rose bush that I cloned this rose bush from.

My mother and I planted this rose when I was a child, I don't remember the exact breed of rose it is, but it came out of a prestigious gardening catalog. I believe it's a Queen Elizabeth. This plant holds a lot of sentiment for me, and I hope you think it is as beautiful as I do!

When you get this bush, you will want to immediately take it out of it's packaging and re-plant it in a pot, with good potting soil, in a terrarium type of environment. The last 2 photos are examples of terrariums. The rose must be kept in this type of environment for humidity. I use a 2gallon zip lock bag, or soda bottle.

When the rose is well established, and has many new leafs and roots, you can gradually start taking it out of it's humid environment for a bit at a time until it gets used to it's new climate. You can then gradually take it outside until it is ready to be planted. This is called "hardening off". You will get much better results if you do this. I recommend keeping it in the house in a window until the danger of frost has passed this spring.

Because this is a live plant, I will do my best to package it very well, and protect it during shipping, however I will not be responsible if anything happens to it during shipping, or if it dies under the new owner's care. Insurance the USPS offers won't cover live plants. Rooting a rose takes months of work and patience on my part, and I just can't afford to replace or refund if the rose is damaged through no fault of my own.

If you'd like it shipped priority mail, or if you'd like to have any other specialty mail services added I will do that for you, but you will have to pay for shipping. I believe I could ship it priority for $5.35.

I hope you enjoy my auction!

Questions & Comments

You should list how to start a new plant. Many people auction seeds, but mostly they don't grow . This is very nice. Hope I win.

Nov 7th, 2012 at 9:58:58 AM PST by

Thanks! There are lots of tutorials around the internet about how to start one, but roses can be very difficult, and they need lots of patience and just the right conditions.

Nov 7th, 2012 at 10:07:17 AM PST by

Just bid again. Would love to add to my small collection. Do you have much luck with rose seeds? I don't seem to be doing it right.

Nov 8th, 2012 at 3:22:42 PM PST by

I have tried rose seeds twice, and I've not had luck either time. From what I've read, rose seeds are extremely hard to grow, you have to soak them in bleach water for a bit to kill off potential fungi, them put them in a moist paper towel for months in the fridge until they are just about to sprout, then you can plant them. I got one to sprout in the paper towel once, but it died after I tried planting it. I think seeds usually result in inferior plants even if they do sprout. I like cuttings, because I know exactly what the adult plant will look like.

Nov 8th, 2012 at 6:14:53 PM PST by

fan u and bidding

Nov 10th, 2012 at 2:40:28 PM PST by

Thanks!

Nov 10th, 2012 at 2:53:57 PM PST by

do you think it would survive shipping to a colder climate? and would it keep in a teranium style all winter ? thank you

Nov 10th, 2012 at 3:08:29 PM PST by

No guarantees, this is the first one I have tried to shop one, but roses go into dormancy when it gets cold rather than dying. It will be fine over winter as long as you keep it in a large enough container, and make sure it gets a little sun in a window. One it outgrows the terrarium, you can take it out gradually and it will still be good to go outside the terrarium until ready to plant. The terrarium is just for helping it get the best start in the beginning, and to help it from drying up.

Nov 10th, 2012 at 4:29:14 PM PST by

Sorry, I meant "ship one" not "shop one".

Nov 10th, 2012 at 4:29:56 PM PST by

ROOTED Pink Rose Bush LIVE Plant (Queen Elizabeth?) is in the Home & Garden | Gardening | Gardening Seeds & Bulbs category