That sounds like transplant shock. When did you purchase/repot it?

Put it in the shade and let it acclimate to the hot sun slowly. If you recently planted it, it will need time to establish before it will be heat tolerant. If its still in its pot (and its a black nursery pot) move it to a larger, light colored pot. Those black pots heat up the roots and stress the plant. St. Patrick's is heat tolerant but only once its well established.

Yes, it needs to be in a light colored pot in the shade for now. Make sure the pot drains well! Then you can gradually move it into more sun. Where are you, approximately?

Jackie

I have had it since early January and it was transplanted to a large pot, but it was black. I did not consider the color of the pot, but it looks much better today. This will be a great help, it was only 87 today but when its 100 I should move the black pots into the shade. We have not planted them yet, because the soil is all hard clay and it was filled with undesirable plants with huge root systems. But, I work on the soil a little bit at a time. I never consider those black plant pots would make a difference. But, its impossible to find plastic pots in white for some reason and ceramic would be too heavy. These pots could keep the roses for like two or three years, as they are really big. Its a huge commitment to plant, in such poor soil and it takes so long to create a great soil. So, I am thinking what if I plant them and they don't like the soil and die of the clay being too hard? What if the clay hardens up and I can't remove them if they don't like it? If the soil turns into a solid rock and all the roots break off if I dig them up. I can dream up all kinds of disasters.

What you could do is "plant" the container in the ground. Mulch the soil around it also. Those two things will keep the roots cooler. Keep in mind that a rose needs to mature and establish before it can really hold up well to a hot climate. Your rose is still a youngster, and it's in a pot, two things that are difficult in a hot climate.

'St. Patrick' was hybridized by a man living in inland desert California where it gets 90-100F all summer, so this variety can most certainly take the heat.

Also, you may want to give it some root simulator. This may help it develop more feeder roots which may help it take in more moisture and help it to become established quicker. :)

It looks ok, today, it just put out a lot of new growth to replace the damaged foliage I guess. I am just surprised that out of all the roses. I am providing a list. St. Patricks is the only one suffering from heat stress. I moved to a location in which it won't have all day sun, to an eastern exposure. Maybe the new foliage will be more heat resistant? If I move it to total shade, I think the new foliage will not be able to take the sun, as it will grow up week?

List of other roses same location, same soil, same pots, only St. Patrick's does not like heat.

Henry Fonda

Mr. Lincoln

Let Freedom Ring

starla rose mini

Coffee bean mini

love and peace

pumpkin patch (foribunda)

double delight

Cherish

own roots roses:

Louis XIV The Black Rose of Sangerhausen

Sterling Silver

Plus I am adding six more own roots as soon as they come from rogue valley. The own roots ones look week, but they really stand up to heat in fact, I never see any heat stress on them.

This is a group photo of the roses.

I have photos of the St. Patrick's, this odd growth looked suspicious, so I cut it off.

Looks good now. I sunburned a new "Baby Austin" so you are doing better than I am.

Yes, in fact, I wanted to post the updated photos. I trimmed away the "sun damaged" leaves, at least most of them and now it put out more new leaves that look healthy. I have in the house now because we have had rain and I am worried about cane rot from excessive water. I am I correct in thinking Austin Roses are more delicate?

I think you should put it back outside, Laurel. I've mostly heard Austins need more water, but are not too delicate to be out during rain. I would bring it in if it hailed. It looks like you are doing just fine with your roses.

It going out today, but without my boyfriend to lift them, I would not be able to move them around like this. Each one weights really heavy even with a plastic pot. Its not going to rain until Wednesday. But, I did lose two new roses to cane rot in san francisco due to rain. I planted them out so when the El Nino came, I could not take them in.

You're right Laurel, finding that sweet spot can be a bit tricky. I over watered a band in the ground last season, I think, and it died of canker.

That is amazing. I would assume that only if the plant itself is wet can the canker flourish. The idea of the bands going into pot to baby them along, because the bands come in very small pots so the roots need time to expand before facing the ground, but this is my first time with these new roses, so I don't know, but if the soil is poor, it should be highly amended for drainage.

I probably should have potted a couple of bands I had trouble with instead of putting them in the ground. Sometimes it is a lot easier to say what would have worked after the fact. If something isn't doing well in the ground, some brave souls dig the plant up and pot it. That worries me that that could cause more stress. Sometimes, I guess I'd have nothing to lose by trying.

I used to have terrible luck with containers, but then I found this great soil in Cloverdale, CA called Big Roots, they home make it at a place called Soil King. Its a business that sells only specialty gardening items, its not a chain. I had great soil in San Francisco and I had no room for containers in the house and no where to lift them. The soil is very bad soil, since I just started the garden. I was not going to let them stay in containers, but I just could not get the soil ready in time, so containers was only a short term idea, but it's working so well, that I am glad I took a chance. It did cost a lot of money to buy the soil and the containers. The own roots roses can stay in the containers for at least a year. The full sized ones, I am going to try to plant maybe in the fall. I don't think I want to transplant in full summer heat of over 100.