Some of the damage, middle of a cane and bottom of another.

Wow...that doesn't look good for the rose. I've never had that happen. I hope she survives for you.

Well, whatever the cause, those are dead canes and will have to be removed.

I admit I've never had a cane crack quite like that.

The dirty little secret about growing marginal modern roses in cold climates is that they very rarely die outright. The usual trick is they rebound less each year, until you are looking at a one-cane wonder that produces a flower or two. But it is still alive.

That's my first thought. My second thought is that Sally Holmes is one I've lost outright.

Mad_gallica, it's disappointing because this is one of the first roses I bought after putting the local nursery owner through endless questions about which roses will do well here, in our particular climate (we live relatively close to each other) and was assured that Sally Holmes would do well. The first year it had about 2" of surviving cane, this year I ended up with these exploded canes. I was planning on moving it to a different spot in the spring but now I'm wondering if there's even a point. It doesn't seem to truly be meant for this zone, and I'm no zone pusher so I'm pondering just chucking it.

Yeah, I think I’d chuck too and not buy another Sally. What a bummer!

@oursteelers 8B PNW Yeah I don't think it's meant to be! It's quite tender here and, weirdly, she's own root but has RMV which I read can apparently affect the vigor of plants that are sensitive to cold zone temps. PLUS it's got no fragrance, so 🤷🏽‍♀️ I guess I'll just plant City of York in that spot instead.

Exactly. :) :)

Always so dissapointing to lose one but offset by excitement of planting something .

Magpie, City of York looks beautiful . I hope that it brings you

many years of smiles

@Kristine LeGault 8a pnw Honestly I have been agonizing so much about where to put my new roses that I'm almost relieved lol. I bought too many for the spaces I had, so this is actually helpful to have the winter make a decision for me. Plus, Sally was in a really good spot so now I've got a prime spot available for City of York. I'm playing with the idea of planting a clematis next to it (although I've not had great luck with them yet, I haven't given up yet).

I'd like to sound a note of cautious optimism: I had some similar cracking on 'Madame Isaac Pereire' after the winter of 2021-22 (though I should be clear that it wasn't quite as bad as your photos: the canes weren't completely blackened like that). Nevertheless, I had a fairly good flush on the rose last year -- and on the same cane that suffered the cracking. If it doesn't crack all the way to smithereens (like yours did), it can still flower.

Here's my 'Madame Isaac Pereire' last year:

https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=21.391220

Yeah, I had that happen to 1 or 2 of my roses last year because of late freezes. They did not survive. I'm on the edge between zones 6b-7a, but they were in containers. I was bummed - because I only had 3 roses total! - but I moved on and tried again.

Steve - that's maddening...but good for you on your attitude. :) :)

The snow finally melted completely away from the base yesterday (just in time for me to check it out, since today it's back under 6" of snow lol) and I saw a sliver of green at the base of a cane. So it's alive. Now I have to decide whether to move it or intentionally kill it (ah, the guilt, I've already shoveled 3 living roses this off-season! I'm horrible!)