Diane, thank you. I’ll cut the buds off and water it.

Please don't dig up and check the roots! The plant has probably gone through enough shock already as Diane mentioned.

I won’t. I just havent had a rose behave like this after being planted. I was a little concerned that it was maybe too wet and thought I might check and see.

Can you just stick your finger deeply in the soil? Maybe try sticking her dry chopstick down and see if it comes up wet.

I just cut off the drooping buds and watered it like Diane suggested so I’ll see how it progresses. Thanks for the help!

I hope that's all that is needed, and Olivia perks up fast. I've found this rose has a hard time in the heat--I mean heat waves more than typical summer heat. Diane

I agree that those nodders are a bit more than you want to see, BUT both of my very healthy bareroot Olivia's planted this spring had nodding blooms in their first flush this year. This does not happen with my more mature Oliva.

If you haven't already, maybe add some liquid vitamin B next time you water. That can help with transplant stress. If it's hot when you transplant, that can be stressful, too.

How hot is it there? If you just transplanted and have watered it.... it still may need some shade.... You could make a temp shade for it until the roots gain hold in the ground. I sometimes just put a chair that has slats in it over the plant.... so it can get some sun but gets shade it the extreme heat of the day.... this may not be needed in you case, but I am in zone 10 Florida....

I do agree do use vitamin B water. It helps with transplant shock

Thanks for the advice, I appreciate it!

It has been hot (90s and high 80s) and I did cover it to give some shade for a couple days. The last few days have been mostly overcast so I haven’t bothered.

I’ll look into getting the liquid vitamin B.

Subk3- Your Olivia definitely looks happier than mine. I left a couple buds on it that are still upright, hopefully the plant will start perking up and I can leave those buds on.

With some soils and composts water doesn't penetrate the soil to get to the roots where it's needed. After you've watered move the soil a little to see if it's penetrating. You can poke holes with a bamboo stake to help water reach the bottom of the hole.

Well, it should be well watered now because we had storms yesterday evening. I dug around a bit and the soil is definitely wet. We’re having high 80s/low 90s for the next few days so I covered it with a chair to give it a bit of shade.

Today I noticed some more leaves starting to yellow. I’m going to get the liquid vitamin b and see if that helps. All the other roses I planted this spring are doing well so I’m frustrated that this one is being difficult.

Hi, how is your Olivia rose now? My newly transplanted Olivia also has the same drooping and yellow leaves you mentioned about yours. Did the trimming of wilted buds and vitamin B help?

I ended up transplanting it. The spot it was in was way too wet. I think it was drowning.

Thank you for the info! Good to know. It’s doing great now?

Olivia Rose is a notorious nodder. Yours might have have something in addition to that habit but mine nods even at her best. Even when the plant is at its height of heath, the stems at the top are rather thin so the bloom will nod.

Yup! It’s starting to leaf out now.

Hopefully, you can figure out what the issue is for yours. If you post pictures of your plants here, I’m sure you’ll get lots of helpful advice.

My Olivia, which I grew for years, was definitely not a nodder. She was about seven feet tall until the voles killed her this December.

Olive Austin seems to drop this year for me too, it wasn’t last year when it was in container.

Thank you so much everyone for the responses! My blooms are droopy and wilting, looked like they were dying at the end of vase life even though they weren’t cut off the bush! its a first year rose in a large pot, i checked drainage and everything looked ok. i am wondering if it is not doing well in full sun. i am in so cal and we are 80 today and 76 the past few days, so i didnt think it was too hot at all. does olivia prefer more shade? i noticed the blooms perked back up overnight and looked almost normal this morning but now its drooping again around 1:30pm. Here are some photos of my sad blooms. only 80 today and all my other potted roses are thriving! I will move this rose into morning sun and afternoon shade for now. please let me know what you think, thanks again!