Managing an Overgrown Lady Banks Rose: Pruning, Transplanting, and Propagation

Managing an Overgrown Lady Banks Rose: Pruning, Transplanting, and Propagation

Lady Banks is extremely vigorous (20 feet tall, 8 feet wide). In mild winters (coastal Virginia), it retains leaves but may lose them in colder snaps.

Options

• Prune & Train: After flowering, cut back hard to 6-8 feet. Bend new canes into an arch over the gate; tie others to the fence.
• Transplant: Best when dormant. Cut to 6 feet, dig maximum roots, replant immediately, water daily for 6 weeks.
• Propagate: Take 8-inch cuttings from cane tips (10+ for insurance). Use the baggie or pop-bottle method. Resources: rooting-hormones.com and hartwoodroses.com.