Absolutely. Just keep a close eye on it. If the leaves get to being dry and crumbly, you can remove them. Once the plant has its feeder roots re-established, it will start pumping out new leaves. Keep it outside in a shady location and keep it well watered. If the canes start shrivelling up and turning brown or black, then call Rosemania again.

If I'm not mistaken, Conundrum will get rather large in total bush size.

Suz

Conundrum will get very large. Mine is already large, and it was just pruned a couple of weeks ago. Larger than Miami Moon, which is a Floribunda. It will tend to powdery mildew, so keep an eye on it. It's a great grower, and mine was very fast with repeat growth last year. It should snap back, Suz gave good info. Don't try fertilizing it, it's in too much stress. My Rosemania plants ship on Monday, I can't wait for the newbies!!!

Thanks for the info.

Diane:

Just exactly what do you mean by "Conundrum will get very large?" I mean, the size of the shrub, not the flowers.

I've been growing roses for several years now, but these are my first minis. I don't quite fully understand the whole "mini" thing; I just had some smaller pots I wanted to put roses in--but NOT the little ones sold at the Supermarket. Sorry for the "newbie" questions, but, like everything else about roses, there are several definitions.

Barbara

Think 3' or larger. It is actually a Mini-flora. The term 'miniature' actually refers to the size of the bloom and not the size of the plant. Mini-floras have larger blooms than miniatures and generally a larger plant size. Growing it in a pot will contain the size to some extent but to maintain a smaller size, you will have to remove the rose from its pot every year (maybe 2 if you're lucky), gently wash as much soil as you can from the roots, trim them back by at least 1/3, give it fresh soil and put it back in the pot.

For the pots you have purchased (a size ref would be good, ie: diameter in inches), you might want to ask for further recommendations for a suitably sized miniature for those pots.

Suz

Suz,

Thanks again for the specifics. Since I grow everything in pots, I do know about repotting and trimming roots, etc. The Container Gardening Forum has really been helpful in that regard.

It'll be interesting to see how these do.

Barbara