Most likely the one you see as stressed had the most root damage during the dig up / move. Just curious - how old was the rose - highly established, or fairly young?

When I move them myself, I do prune relative to the root damage I think I've done or seen. I've dug up roses with minimal signs of root damage to find the roots almost gone from gophers. Pruning these guys back, every one came back after replanting with gopher cages - so what I'm saying is, they can withstand a lot of root damage and still come back fine.

Advise - probably mildly prune back, don't fertilize for a few months, and don't allow to dry out, and relax. On average my wilters have started perking up within a few weeks.

The bush is young, had been planted last season from bare root.

I do remember now that I had to replant one last year, into a pot because I had initially put it into a spot which I didn't realize was too moist all the time. That one also took a while to come back to life but, was ok in the end. It's one of the ones now in the ground.

The reason I'm so worried with this one is it's my Reine des Violettes, which had herbicide damage done to it last year, and was never the same thereafter. I was assured that it would recover this season. So, seeing it this way is somewhat disappointing. I had hoped to get it off to a better start this year.

Anyway, I'll give it a few days to settle in, and prune back a bit as suggested. Wish I was able to have my sprinkler system turned on already, that would make my life easier but alas, it's another couple of weeks before that happens, so I'll be dragging buckets of water out to the poor things.

Thanks very much for your help!

Shade cloth on poles is a kind thing to do until they get new rootlets going. If a wind is blowing, a windbreak will help. I have used market umbrellas too in the hottest parts of the day.

Yes shade cloth shelter, and making sure the soil stays moist, will reduce stress until the rose recovers. I use the handy old cylinders made of wire fencing and drape the shade cloth over that. Paired with bird netting, those cylinders are also keep the birds off the blueberry plants so we can get the fruit. The cylinders also work as rabbit guards for young plants and as composters.

Thanks all.

Surprisingly, it isn't doing as bad as it appeared that first day. I went out to water it this morning, and the leaves had perked up nicely, even in spite of our cool temperatures. Today was completely overcast, which probably has helped. I'm going to keep an eye on all of them and if they look stressed I'll probably put up some shade, but that has to wait until the weekend regardless. I leave the house by 7am, and don't get home until well after 7pm.