Lesley, you will LOVE Cabana. It is absolutely one of my favorites. I bought it as a J&P milk-carton bareroot grafted, and planted the bud union about 6" deep to help with winter protection. Even with planting it that deep, it took off like gangbusters and never stopped blooming all summer. The bush was totally covered with huge, striped blooms which lasted for days. You will need to spray for BS, if you have BS problems in your area.

The only winter protection I do is the wood mulch that I put in my beds to keep weeds down and the leaves that blow in. I'll take a trip outdoors tomorrow and see how Cabana fared, but I don't expect any problems, and we did have a few days of -22F last month. Even Pink Peace and Chicago Peace have green cane, so I think Cabana will be fine. I'll post back tomorrow.
-terry

Thank you Terry. I really have a perfect place for it in my "A" bed between Peace and Johann Strauss.I am more than willing to Pot It if necessary, but it sounds like planting it deep is all I need to do. I SO can`t wait till spring! I have 6 coming from S & W and can`t wait to get dirty! Lesley

I agree 100% with terryjean. got rid of mine because it was patented, but she is 100% right.

Lesley, I pulled the oak mulch and leaves away from Cabana today and found about 3" of green cane. Not too bad after the horrendous arctic temps last month. So I think you'll be fine to plant directly in the ground since you're in a zone warmer than me. Just remember to bury the bud union 4-6" deep for added winter protection.
-terry

Thank you Terry. I appreciate the trouble you went to to answer my question. In the ground it will go. Lesley

thanks for the info as well. i put it a little shruby one earlier this year. i got it with many open flowers and they contiues to open the other ones as well. i did notice where the dead flowers snaped off some of the flower stems blacked. is that normal. these are my first rose bushes and the others haven flowered yet.