"Bare root" just refers to plants sold without soil, usually grafted plants and the thing you get in any big box store. I think you mean own root roses, which are usually smaller plants and often grown in bands. I just plant my own roots in the ground as soon as I get them. I always see flowers in the first year but I admit it may take 2 or 3 years to obtain good-sized plants this way. Assuming you keep the plants well watered and fed, the major factor limiting growth is probably soil temperature. In my zone 5, I am confident that potted plants will have higher soil temperatures than plants in the ground, especially in Spring and early Summer, and will make more growth. If I weren't so lazy, I'd probasbly pot up my bands and wait until late summer to put them in the ground

Hi Sophia, I can give little input on repetition. I don't pay attention to that here in non-winter land. Poor Abraham Darby got suckers from his Dr. Huey root stock after 4 yrs. and I thought they were the octopus canes I'd read about. By the time I figured it out they had taken over. I battle them every year (difficult access). Poor Abe is now only 3 feet high but in my climate grows easily to 6 feet +. Dr Huey is stealing nutrients and water. Large petal packed wafting uber fragrant blooms. Some blackspot in a non-spray garden. Evelyn is in the path of the wind. She has a lovely spring flush (no winds) and sporadic bloom thereafter (regular winds). No blackspot this year on either as yet. Disease wise I'd say they're equal here (very little). Evelyn's blooms are probably the same diameter as Abe's but not as deep. I keep her under 5 feet with pruning. A 7 ft. arching cane appeared after 6 or 8 years. Colors - Abe is usually a pink fully infused with peach-yellow-mango. Full bodied oomphy color. Lasts no more than 3 days in a bouquet. In Sept. mine changes to a warm medium pink, not as peachy as spring but never bluey-pink. A boring everyday color. In Nov. it is back to a prettier peachy pink. Evelyn, ah Evelyn. The pink dawn touched by sunlight? Not pink, not peach, but a sophisticated blend on gossamer satin petals. I think it is the delicate iridescence that captivates. If I could only have one rose bloom a year it would be her. So you see I am terribly prejudiced and pay little attention to the bush.

I think the pot size its in currently will be fine for the time being. I would NOT recommend raising it or messing with the roots at this time. Also, moving a plant like this into gritty mix at this time would most likely stunt it's growth. For all it's growth, it still looks to be a fairly young plant. It does appear to be growing quickly, as you can tell the space between the leaves is exaggerated. If this were my plant, I'd prune some of the leaves to allow light to reach some of the smaller branches. You could also try to use some twine to pull the branches out and away from each other so that more light can get down there. Also, you could consider pruning some of the taller stems to bring more balance in heights. Here's a picture of one of my seed grown adeniums that I am quite fond of. Note that I haven't tied raising the trunk or messing with the roots, just letting the caudex develop naturally. Let me know if you have any questions!

Loralee asked, "What size of needles would you suggest to use?" I wrote, above, "... worsted weight yarn with a gauge of 5 stitches per inch / 7.5 rows per inch ..." It is impossible for me to recommend one needle size. The yarn requirement given by the knitting calculator is the yardage needed if the knitting has a gauge of 5 stitches per inch (horizontal) and 7.5 rows per inch (vertical). That's why knitting a gauge swatch is important. The most commonly used needle sizes with worsted weight yarn are (U.S.) sizes 7, 8, and 9. If a swatch is knitted and the gauge turns out to be more or fewer stitches per inch / rows per inch, then a new swatch should be knitted using a larger or smaller needle. Some folks knit rather tightly and would end up with more stitches per inch so they would need to use a larger needle. Other folks knit very loosely, and end up with fewer stitches per inch, so they'd need to use a smaller needle. Matching the gauge is very important if you want the finished item to be the size called for in the pattern. An example would be if you are knitting a sweater. Many baby blanket patterns will say that gauge doesn't matter because "it's just a blanket." While that is fairly true, if you are a tight knitter you will end up with a blanket that is a smaller than you intended.