Can You Grow Roses From Cuttings? Sometimes.

Remove all but the top 2 leaflets on the branch, cutting just above the top set of leaves. You need to remove the excess leaves for the same reason we removed the flower in Step #2. They're taking up too much of the plant's energy. However we want the branch to continue to photosynthesize and feed itself until the new roots form, so we need to leave a couple of leaves.

A branch from a bush should have full 3-5 leaf leaflets. This is a cut rose and you don't always get full sets of leaves when you buy cut roses, so you have to make do.