Question
My husband bought me a red rose, I put it in water and this is the first time any rose started growing foliage from the nubs on the stem. My Question is: Can I plant this some how, will it grow?  And if so, how do I do that??
Thank you so very much for your time.
Charlene Degen
P.S. This is one of the most beautiful, full roses I have ever seen.

Answer
The red rose you have is what is classified as a florist rose. This means that it was grown in very controlled conditions in a greenhouse. It could also have been treated with an anti wilt chemical which stops the rose from wilting too soon. This just means that your rose has a couple of strikes against it in regards to making roots. And even if you do succeed in getting it to make roots, it probably will not make it in a normal garden setting.
Now having said all that you can do something and see if you can make it into a rose bush.
Here is a website that explains carefully how to get cuttings to root. To see the set up he has, simply click on the "enter" into the gallery. This man is talking about garden type cuttings whereas yours are a florist and not fresh but the routine is basically the same. I have never come across a site that tells you how to try and grow a florist's rose.
Before you start cut about one inch off the base of your rose and then cut off the flower head also.
http://www3.telus.net/georgemander/articles/own_root_text.html
Here is another rose propagation site.
http://www.rooting-hormones.com/rose.htm
And another propagation site.
http://www.rainyside.com/archives/cuttings.html