Where am I going wrong with rose cuttings?

My rose cuttings from last autumn have failed again, for the third year now The same thing has happened each time; they pull through the winter fine, start to develop new buds/leaves, and then all new growth will die and drop off, followed by the stem shriveling up and turning twiggy. When I pull the cutting up there's always a 3cm-ish sized nodule on the bottom, but little in the way of further developed root system.

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? I usually take the cuttings from that years' growth, use rooting powder, and keep them in morning/evening sun. There are two roses I've been attempting it with, one a climber and one a shrub.

 

I've never had any luck with rose cuttings.

 

I've only tried rose cuttings on a couple of occasions.
One worked the other didn't.
The one that worked was 9in long sections of current year growth taken in August, set in the ground with just a couple of inches above the surface.
I left them in place for 18 months before digging them up and potting up.

Not sure but wondering if some types root easier than others.

 

I'm glad to hear it's not just me - everything I read in books/online talks about how easy rose cuttings are, and I'm over here with my hands in the air wondering how I'm so incompetant with them!

Thank's @pete I'll try being a bit more experimentative and see if anything takes - but I wonder if you're right and it does come down to variety...

 

As I say, I dont grow roses as a rule, but have tried a couple of times.
I think if cuttings were really easy the professionals would do them rather than grafting.

 

I have had more success with hard wood sticks over winter. Wait until leaves are about to fall, nine inch bits lopped off, inserted eight inches deep around outside of a deep enough pot in a sandy gritty mix. Keep the pot tucked away somewhere and following September, pot up rooted ones. I've done this with climbers and old english stuff, not tried with hybrid tea.