Yes, potted roses shipped in the heat of summer, especially great distances, will often defoliate in transit or on arrival. It takes at least two weeks for new growth to appear. Keep it moist, but don't overwater, as there is no transpiration to pump water out. This is a setback for the rose, but not a catastrophe. Did you enjoy wrestling with RU's packaging?

michaelg,

Oh my, it required scissors and an exacto knife to get through all of that!

Lynn

This post was edited by desertgarden561 on Wed, Jul 17, 13 at 19:29

Here's the photo of my 1 gallon own root Therese Bugnet. It was in transit too long. It spent the weekend in I am guessing a hot warehouse prior to being delivered to an even hotter place; here. I guess my neighbors are receiving company:)

This post was edited by desertgarden561 on Thu, Jul 18, 13 at 14:11

Ahhh, it'll do fine. All it needs is some TLC--garden soil, water, sun (and maybe some protection from late afternoon sun for a couple weeks--set up a lawn chair for shade). I'm serious--it just wants to be loved. : )

Kate

Dublinbay,
I have not repotted the 1 gallon own root roses yet. I was going to let those plants go through the same process of acclimating to the temperature first. I recently received bands and potted them into 1 gallon pots. All have been placed on the covered patio, and at night, I place them in an area on the covered patio where they receive early morning sun, and then they are moved near the house, but still under the covered patio, in an area that is shaded all day;hoping that area is not as hot. I hope that giving the plants about 3.5 hours of morning sun will be sufficient but also not too extreme for them at this point? Thus far the plants that are a little over a week old appear to be growing. Because of the heat, I cannot plant them in the soil until mid-October.

I check the soil with my finger for moisture about 3 x per day. I have planted the bands in potting soil; but it does not have fertilizers added like Miracle Gro. I was thinking of adding a very weak fish emulsion once a week during watering to add back some nutrients, but I am not sure at this point. This is my first "real" experience with bands and 1 gallon own root plants so I am really babying my new babies:) I have 15 that I am caring for or as you wrote " giving them love" :)

Lynn

I always get my biggest, healthiest and fastest growing roses, when ordering from Roses Unlimited. I am very impressed by them, big selection too. One of the roses I did not get from Vintage, I just ordered from RU.