The only way I have been able to get this vine to root was to do air layering, which most likely won't work for you, since your branches are already broken off. Can you dig the rootball and trim it back, then plant it in another area of your yard, in the shade? It should come back just fine if you get some water on it asap and the broken limbs cut off.

I know it will root in water or soil...i guess i will just have to try a bunch of cuttings in different ways and see what roots. I just didnt want to waste what few pieces i have left. The plant has been uprooted and has roots like a tree showing now. The are huge! But it is still rooted in the ground. So I dont want to dig it up. It bloomed under the tree is is planted under..but now the tree is nearly all gone..so it is now in nearly full sun. So maybe it will die,or grow even more! I usually have to cut it back severely 4 times a year! And it still blooms in October like clockwork. But this year..I dont know. Well I will try to root in water and in soil and see what happens. Might even try an air layer...wrap some spaghnum moss around a stem and wrap it in foil or plastic and see if it roots. Got to try something.

I had a master gardener tell me the best way to root anything is to get 3 leaf nodes in the ground, by the time it rots up the stem the third one will be producing roots. I have had lots of luck rooting plants this way. My chalice is on a fence and so thick, it is sending out roots to the air. If you loose it, let me know and maybe we can trade. I'd love a piece of the varigated one.

Pooh-
Don't worry. They ARE easy. Moist soil is best. Water alone will most likely rot them.
The best kind of soil for rooting them is really sandy, barky, perlite-y soil.
Or, coir is what the rose professionals use. It is coconut fiber and you can buy the bricks at Petsmart in the lizard section. People use it for lizard bedding. (This would be my first choice)
It actually is a really good time of year to be rooting them. All the branches have been gearing up for blooms, so there is a lot of extra energy and hormone stored up in them.
You should end up with dozens...
-T