Burpee has David Austins and is running a 25% off sale right now. Plus u get another discount if you order 3 since they are perennials.

I am in 9a and I am still planting.

also in 9A & still planting. I’m watching the weather, and trying to plant while there’s cloud cover, and especially if there’s rain. I won’t plant if it’s getting up in the high 80s or really windy. :-)

Rosesunlimites has a sale on English roses right now

I am planting, but not bare root, which is probably what the OP is asking about. It does get very hot very fast, but I am not experienced enough to understand how bare roots differ from potted roses. DA just sent me 2 of their potted roses yesterday.

@Rekha - yes, i'm talking about bare root and own root.

@Sultry_Jasmine - thanks for sharing the Burpee sale. Usually Burpee cost more than the DA website but with a 25% off code I found plus the by 3 get 20% they're around 20 each. Too bad they only have 4 of the varieties I'm interested in...

I’m in zone 10a, and I’ve gotten away with planting bare roots even later. That being said, I’d hate for you to go ahead, and then have problems, and no guarantee. I shaded my late planted bare roots and had to water very frequently. They were definitely slower to establish than the bare roots I had planted that January. They’re fine now, but the late planting did set them back. They struggled all summer until late fall, when the temps finally went down. By Spring they looked as good as my January planted bare roots. It was a lot of extra work, but I should have expected that with bare roots planted in June! :-)

Burpees, btw, was very good about refunding me when I had a perennial fail to grow at all, and ultimately not survive. Lisa

I planted some bareroots from hortico last year about this time.(9b) The price was to good to pass up for DA’s. That being said it was already very hot last year. after Soaking them I planted them in pots and put them in the shade. I water the pots and the canes everyday until the leafed out. once they had significant lead growth I moved them to Full sun. They are definitly smaller than some of their earlier planted counterparts, but they’ll catch up in time I belive.

I've planted bare root DAs from the Austin site, in May, in pots and had them make it ok. The ones that come directly from DA seem to be robust with large root systems. They ship in wet plastic with some clay still on the rootball so maybe that helps lol.

In 9B - summer temps over 100 degrees, I've planted in just about every month of the year (including July and August). If it'll be getting hot, just make sure your young roses don't dry out - personally I'd go ahead.

I would plant them in pots. My mom just received some bare roots and I potted gem up for her and they are doing really well. In pots she can adjust their position If they start to get struggle.