I would get them planted ASAP. The soil will help retain water and keep the roots cooler. If you plant them in full sun, give them an umbrella in the afternoon. Don't over-water them--stick your finger in the ground every few days. You want them moist but not wet.

Kay, welcome to the forum! It doesn't sound like you've moved your newest bands up to bigger pots yet. That's what I would do next. Move them up to a 1- or 2-gallon pot with light potting soil and keep them well watered (everyday, maybe more than once in your heat) and keep them in the shade. I don't think they need much if any sun right now. Let them get settled and recovered from their stress with some new growth before you move them into filtered sun. Those band pots don't give any protection from the heat for the roots. Being in the house for a short while isn't bad, but they will have problems if they stay inside too long. Don't put any fertilizer in the pots although I do use milorganite when I move them up to a larger pot. In their weakened state you probably don't want to push them unless perhaps a few sprinkles on top would help. Maybe someone else can advise on that. Water is important. All the best to you.

Sherry

I've had the same thing to happen, except for the recovery part.
I would set them outside in the shade in the am, gradually letting them accustom to the heat. I would keep them out of the sun for a few weeks. Also, be mindful of the wind, which can really stress a young plant.

Planting them in the ground now would take away your ability to manipulate their environment. In their already weakened state, this could mean curtains for your plants. Fall is the best time to plant in z7, and with a couple of months of TLC, they should be ready.

Thank you all so much for the advice. Sherry, they are in one gallon pots. They've gone from twigs to little bushy plants. for the most part, (key work "little".)

I know they need to be outside, it isn't natural to be indoors, but the heat had been unrelenting. My established roses have not been in the least injured by it, but the babies were another story.

As soon as we get in the high eight, low ninety range for temps, I would consider it safe to begin acclimating the little ones to the heat, and real life conditions.

My real worry is that I have lost my mind and ordered 16 more roses (some bands, some gallons, one two gallon pot)from heirloom, Vintage, and Rose Emporium. They won't be here until mid to late September which is a much better time here. Thank you again, I'm sure I'll be back.

kay

oh well, Kay, I am guessing you will fit in here with thre other rose fanatics right well.

The trick often is to keep their roots cool enough. Planting is really a good option, since ground and good mulch really makes a lot of difference. Otherwise you can try to put pots in between the other plants, so that the pot part is completely shaded, but the rose gets enough light. I stick mine usually in a patch with ferns, where they get only morning sun, roots stay nice moist and cool under the fern leaves, when the rest of the plant has the sunlight fix.

Organic Kitten, I'd keep doing what you're doing until the heat breaks. Transplanting them now into bigger pots and then moving them outside in what should only be a few weeks would be counterproductive; they wouldn't have time to recover from root damage, etc to utilize the new soil. Just wait till the heat breaks and then get them planted outside.

Here is a link that might be useful: Garden Musings