Where are you gardening, zone wise?

A little north of you, in Salem. 8b

It will probably thrive in the garden! Those minis are just very young rooted cuttings. That's why they are so small. Once planted out in the garden they will grow into a regular sized plant for what ever the normal size of that variety is.

Our climate, Melody, could help you do well with it. Good luck!

It should thrive, roses are meant to grow outdoors!

OK, I think I will try it :)

I fall in love with these all the time. The color might be different out in the garden. Most of these are greenhouse babies and the flower size and color are influenced by the greenhouse conditions the same as florist roses. Take pictures before the first blooms fade so you can compare later.

They are fairly winter hardy but not generally very disease resistant. Also they tend to get white tall and narrow as mature plants.

I have a hard time resisting roses and mini's at the store are put there just to tempt me. I grow them all the time.

What you need to know:

They are own-root cuttings with very immature root systems. As with any cuttings I recommend growing them in the current pot until you see roots peeking out the bottom of the pot.

Store minis are often grown in greenhouses, inside stores and overfeed to give you blooms. I slowly harden mine off.

There are usually 3 or 4 plants in one pot. Once you have a decent root system you can try to separate them. Just be careful of the roots.

Enjoy! The best companion plant to a rose is always a rose!

Carlota

I love this forum! Thank you all.

I found most of my store minis get between 1-3 ft tall and a little over 1 1/2 ft wide Except for one which turned out to be a poulson courtyard climber

I have a red mini rose from Walmart that was given to me last November when my youngest son was born. I repotted it to a 5-gal a few months later and it's now 2 feet tall and blooming like crazy. The flowers are about 2 1/2 inches across.

I ended up buying two! There was a second one I hadn't seen that is an intriguing mustard color. Love the odd colored roses :)

This will be an experiment for me. And yes, there are definitely several, maybe 5 separate plants in the same pot. They already have roots coming out the bottom. Does anyone want one??

Beautiful. I love the first ones blend of colors. I think it may be too difficult to send plants into CA. I'm not sure, but I think they are supposed to be inspected or a permit required. If you were in CA too, I'd be all over that first one. Thank you for offering to share. Lisa