Tried to edit, can't seem to do so. Photos here of Golden Buddha "self-layering" : ) Top photo is close shot of cane in question, other 2 are sots of entire plant. I am not a good photographer, obvi

It is a patented Paul Barden rose, and I believe Paul Barden posts on this forum as well. :)

This rose is under patent as farmerduck has said. There for can't be propagated without Paul Bardens explicit permission.

Well, don't want to propagate against patent. Had not even occurred to me. Still, does this rose act like this normally or do I need to do something about the canes? Other photos, from Christopher & someone else, show normal upright canes.

It's just a baby. It will learn to stand up as it gets older ;) These canes will never grow upright, but you can stake them to get them off the ground. As it grows the new canes should be stronger, stouter and more self-supporting.

lol....beat me by a minute, Patty.

Well said, Patty

Something I've come to learn from growing roses as own-root bands -- what top growth you see when they arrive shouldn't be thought of as "the rose". It's really just a piece of the end of a stem which has been encouraged to grow roots. That piece will continue to grow as if it was still on the end of a stem. But in the meantime, it's also sending food to the roots. When the rose has the "reserves" to do so, new shoots will emerge. And THAT will be "the rose". So if the original stems start looking "in the way" after new canes emerge from the roots, simply snip them away.

Looking back at pics of my 'Golden Buddha' as a baby, I happened to receive a more substantial band for this variety than you did, with stems a bit thicker than yours. That's why mine seemed more upright at first. But I assure you -- three years later, those original stems have been removed, and what you see of it was new-from-the-roots growth, and that was definitely upright. When I planted mine in the ground -- after being potted-up to encourage growth -- I just planted it deep enough for the stems to be upright, having snipped off any lower leaves which would have been buried. Here's a pic of it the day it arrived -- April 25, 2013 -- after being potted.

I've been looking for a source for this rose for a while! Someone please tell me where to order one! Thaaaaanks!

Rogue Valley Roses. You will probably have to be on a wait list; I was wait listed for a year. It is a delightful rose and I am so pleased to have it! Also, slightly paranoid about raising it. I will definitely be an overprotective mother!