I am planning to plant orange roses in a memorial garden. I made a trip to Big Lots! this morning, and lo and behold, they were selling some beautiful Charisma rose bush plants for $3 a piece! I was so happy to find them! (These are in memory of my infant daughter, and precious, so I'm tearing up a little just thinking about it...)
My question is, how long can I leave them in the packaging like that, and what care do they need while packaged? The ground is still frozen here... I will pot them now if I must, but would rather save them the trauma of replanting once the ground has thawed.
Thank you everyone!
Oh, in case I hadn't made it clear, the roses are wrapped in a plastic covering on the bottom, with about a foot of rose bush sticking out the top. HTH!
My heartfelt condolences on the loss of your child. 
I hope the roses grow into a beautiful remembrance.
Earlier today, a very experienced gardener on this forum discussed some options for dealing with cane plants (in his case, raspberries) when there was still snow on the ground. The timing of his message was perfect for your question, but please come back to this one for any questions.
Roses are pretty sturdy plants as far as survival goes. My own have survived years when I was too sick during winter break (when I was teaching) to care for them at all; they got watered by Mother Nature and that was it. They've survived once-every-10-days watering during our dry, drought-plagued summers. I have 12 that we planted, and there were 3 when we moved in. The only one we've "lost" is one that I dug up when I just got tired of never getting any--I mean any--blooms.
See the informative exchange at https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22442
Best wishes.
Cynthia H.
Sunset Zone 17, USDA Zone 9
I hope the roses grow into a beautiful remembrance.Earlier today, a very experienced gardener on this forum discussed some options for dealing with cane plants (in his case, raspberries) when there was still snow on the ground. The timing of his message was perfect for your question, but please come back to this one for any questions.
Roses are pretty sturdy plants as far as survival goes. My own have survived years when I was too sick during winter break (when I was teaching) to care for them at all; they got watered by Mother Nature and that was it. They've survived once-every-10-days watering during our dry, drought-plagued summers. I have 12 that we planted, and there were 3 when we moved in. The only one we've "lost" is one that I dug up when I just got tired of never getting any--I mean any--blooms.
See the informative exchange at https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22442
Best wishes.
Cynthia H.
Sunset Zone 17, USDA Zone 9
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Hey LOI
Nice choice, [url=https://www.rose-roses.com/rosepages/floribundas/Charisma.html]Charisma[/url] is a sweet little floribunda with good disease resistance...
I know you have mentioned elsewhere you have a lot of shade; as fungal disease is going to be your biggest issue with this in our muggy Northeast summers, full sun is going to be a big issue. DO you have that sort of exposure?
HG
Nice choice, [url=https://www.rose-roses.com/rosepages/floribundas/Charisma.html]Charisma[/url] is a sweet little floribunda with good disease resistance...
I know you have mentioned elsewhere you have a lot of shade; as fungal disease is going to be your biggest issue with this in our muggy Northeast summers, full sun is going to be a big issue. DO you have that sort of exposure?
HG
Thanks THG. 
I guess I'm not sure how to tell if I have full sun.
It will be on the west side of the house, and for at least the afternoon portion of the day, the sun is always beaming into the windows over there (sometimes obnoxiously so!) LOL
I would think it basically will have full sun. Any special way for me to know other than just being observant? LOL (I'm sorry, I'm so ignorant to all of this stuff, but I'm very interested in learning!)
I guess I'm not sure how to tell if I have full sun.
It will be on the west side of the house, and for at least the afternoon portion of the day, the sun is always beaming into the windows over there (sometimes obnoxiously so!) LOLI would think it basically will have full sun. Any special way for me to know other than just being observant? LOL (I'm sorry, I'm so ignorant to all of this stuff, but I'm very interested in learning!)
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