Agree with Seeingreen.. .a recently-moved rose is going to have to concentrate its' energies on re-establishing its roots,so it 's not strange to get some top-dieback. My guess is that it'll probably drop those shrivelled leaves,and then, in a few weeks, once the roots have managed to establish themselves a bit in the new spot,it will start from scratch with putting out new leaves. I'd just keep it well-watered and maybe cut it back a bit more.I don't think I'd do anything along the lines of fertilization until the rose has recovered enough to start leafing out again.

Bella, I move my roses around like some people move furniture in their houses. I try to do it as soon as the soil can be worked in the spring. (I spend the winter "arranging" in my mind). First, I make sure the soil is moist so the root ball will stay intact. Then, I dig as big an area around the root ball as I am able so I can get a big chunk of roots. I then take as much soil with me as I can with a shovel on top and one on bottom (like a root ball sandwich) so the feeder roots don't get disturbed. When I do it that way, the rose doesn't even know it's been disturbed. Having said that, I have moved roses in July successfully. I just did all those things plus added a trellis with a sheet over it to shade the plant for a week before it needed to deal with the sun. I made sure the tent had enough air to circulate through it. The rose I moved at the same time and DIDN'T give the sheet treatment, died from the sun and heat.

For your situation now, if it were my rose, I would prune it back. You cut off roots and now it needs to have it's canes shortened accordingly. I know it's hard to do that to a rose once it's big, especially in cold zones like ours... But, I think it will be happier and recover sooner if you do. If you just can't make yourself do that yet, you could wait a few days and see.

Rebecca

Thanks everyone for the advice. It's going to be tough to cut back the long rose canes. We are expected to get a rain for the next three days and I'm hoping that this will help it bounce back. I'll check it over the weekend and if it still hasn't recovered, maybe I'll cut the canes back. Tough to do..ugh.

I moved 40 or so when I moved here, large climbers and ramblers. I made sure I got huge root balls, water etc. I am in zone 5 and did this during a mild March. I looked like a crazy person. I did not cut any back and they were all fine. But, if you didn't get all of the roots you may have to cut some back. I wouldn't worry about how the foliage looks because that's to be expected. I would worry more if the canes were wilting. Then I'd cut canes back. Good luck!

Good Grief, Altorama!!!! You are definitely the expert in this conversation!!! Watching the canes is an excellent idea!!

Rebecca

No I'm really not an expert haha! That was just my experience. Moving 10 or 12 foot tall climbers hanging out of my minivan haha my new neighbors thought I was nuts. If you can, put the hose on drip and water that way for a few hours.

Altorama, thanks for the great advice. I will try that. BTW, I did give my rose a shot of vitamin B1. Wish me luck everyone! LOL.

In what form did you administer the vitamin B1, Bella rosa? I'd like to try it,if it's something I can get here in Italy.

Usually it's a liquid you can mix of B-1 ,which contains other trace micronutrients, into a watering can. It's not a Miracle or anything but I've used it on Bare root strawberries at the nursery and saw them green up quite nicely when they had been struggling. I was convinced and started using it in my transplanted roses and it seems to help them as well.

bart, I did exactly what Seeingreen said - added the liquid vitamin b-1 into a watering can and applied to the rose. good luck! ciao.

Where do you get the B-1?

Have you ever tried Super Thrive? I think Lowe's carries it and Home Depot and Walmart have it listed online. We call it GO JUICE!!! :) My son used it on Lilac bushes at transplant. He ran out and skipped a few. The missed ones were noticably smaller the next year. I soak all my bare roots in it and add it to water to water new potted roses. Works great! Seems to give them a boost. You can smell the vitamins in the bottle as soon as you open it.

Rebecca

Altorama, I think I purchased the B-1 locally. I've had it for a few years and have used it sparingly. I have to say that I checked my rose and it seems like it's going to make it. We've had several days of heavy rain, so I think that's helping too.

I use vitamin B 3 time after 1st week of transplant. I give it about 1 tablespoon of sugar dissolved in 2 cups water for a few days afterwards. That will often reverse wilting.

Rebecca, what amounts of Superthrive do you use? A few drops, teaspoon, TBSP??

Mcnastarana, here is the recommendation directly from SuperThrive website.

Plants
-Use 1 tsp./gallon of water before and after transplanting.
-Roses: soak roots for 15-30 minutes using 1 1/2 tsp./5 gallons of water.

Personally, I use a glug (pour some straight from the bottle)... Which probably amounts to 1 tbsp to about 10 gallons of water in a tub. So, right on, I guess.

Rebecca