I have to believe that you need more water. Rose definitely shows stress very, very quickly and dramatically when it is under watered. If it is dry to the touch on the surface, it is probably too dry. Try soaking it at least every other day, and maybe more when the weather is in the 90s.

From what I read, brown edges is a sign of potassium deficiency. EarthCo., the soil-testing company that tested my soil to be deficient in potassium, stated that 1/3 of soil are tested deficient in potassium. Potassium helps plant to retain water. Best bet is to put fresh banana peels around rose bushes - they decay into a nice dark color. Hopefully the yellow bugs will eat the banana peels rather than your rose buds. I'll post some pics. on how to retain more water in a garden in my helpmefind account: Chicago IL 5a. If you search for HMF member with the name "Chicago", you'll see my garden and the pics. I posted.

Labyrinth with God's Paintbrush in the background. Who plants two purples side by side! Sorry for the sun glare. Shamrock Spring looking more like shamrock summer. Notice the little burnt rose beside it. Hot Seat--Sorry for the close up. The other foliage around it was pretty ratty. Think this is Savannah Debutante. I have a couple of the Savannahs and am thinking this is SD. Old but late and impressive in bunches like this. Ava Gardner. Not usually a fan of the pale ones but this one is growing on me. Maybe the name? Oh and the color holds up well in my extreme heat. I don't have frogs and the ants and little bees are not nearly as cute.

The leaves are coming back thanks to you, straw! I put down some langbeinite a week or so ago because the new growth was so light colored. All the old burnt leaves fell off and the light colored leaves in the new growth are starting to green up again. There’s only one new cane coming up from the graft and it’s a cross cane but I’ll take it. This is despite a very slow start (more like no start) after I planted in spring, me withholding fertilizer the last month and a half due to the chilli thrips breakout in my yard, and the weekly sprays with spinosad and neem/soap. It wants to grow. Hoping next year is better and it gets a strong start a lot earlier in the year, but for the time being I’m just grateful I got this bloom!