Hey farmerduck thank you! We might be neighbors! Do you think it's safe to transfer in a big pot and transplant to the ground in Fall? The only spot I have now gets the hardest sun anf it's getting too hot to dug rocks now ouch. I have another spot but it's under a mature Ash tree, not sure if roses will grow well there...

When I went to AgWay on Tuesday I saw 3 Madame Anisettes, Earth Angel, Twilight Zone, Ebb Tide, Julia Child, Barbra Streisand, Ingrid Bergman and others I don't recall now, but selection of plants was way better than big boxes and was refreshing just walk around the store and see different things other than the usual Home Depot and Lowes, prices were not that higher compared to big boxes in season either, maybe that's why their parking lot was full :S

Liakawak,

I chimed in just to express my agreement with Farmerduck's directions.

All I can add is to remove the rose from its pot very, very carefully. The soil mass in the pot may not be infiltrated by the roots sufficiently to hold it together. If it should fall apart, that's not good, but not the end of the world.

De-pot the rose right in its hole in case this happens.

Whether the soil mass stays together or not, backfill the hole very carefully so that good soil contact is made, then water well to settle the soil.

Moses

Safest bet would be a larger pot till early Fall when the Summer heat cools off. Nice feature of pots is the ability to trial the rose in various locations to find which it likes best. Real treasure you've found - congrats! Sue

Thank you everyone, you are the best!

I planted a Tea rose too early in Spring 3/17, when it was loaded with buds and beautiful foliage. I hoped to get it in before the heat. It got transplant shock/ or freeze/thaw damage or too much root stimulant diluted in the watering in water and I lost what would have been beautiful flush and leaves and I'm hoping it survives. This has never occurred before for me. The root ball was not disturbed and it was all carefully done. I'm not sure what happened really, but it was horrible. I would not wish that on any rose. I think my rose was more "delicate" than yours hopefully.

It is OK to plant now, I'm with farmerduck. Many of the local nurseries are just getting in their potted plants. I would put it into the ground now. With the heat over the next couple of days, there wouldn't be any harm in waiting until after it blooms, then deadhead, then water it very well, then transplant.

Thank you diane! I am so excited to see these buds opening and smell the anise scent!

As long as you keep the root ball from the nursery pot intact you should be fine planting it in either the ground or a pot. The less you disturb the roots the less likely you'll have any transplant shock. That plant looks plenty large enough to go right into the ground with no potting up needed. It looks lovely and healthy! Please post some pictures when it blooms.

I will seil, thank you!!