Were they labeled at all with names? Grocery store "minis" may or may not actually be miniature roses. Evidently some roses sold that way are actually full size roses when planted in the ground. Can you make a raised bed, or something, in back of your house where it will not show, and plant them there? Then after a year or two you can see what you have. Each of the "5 colors" may be an entirely different rose, some of which may actually be minis. I would not try to plant them in the ground in their permanent location until you find out something about their actual growth habit. Otherwise, you might end up with one color being an 18 inch mini, while the next is 3 feet tall.

Jackie

The tag says www.agl.ca which says they are Poulsen roser and gives names, but no other information. I have a 3x5 raised garden bed where I had a vegetable garden. Maybe I can expand it a bit and plant there.

That's great if you have their names! You can look them up on the web site Help Me Find/roses. Here is the link:

http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/plants.php

Just type in the name of the rose, and it will go to that page. Most will have pictures (click on the "photos" button above) and a description of their growing habit. If they are all the same, no reason not to plant them now. Where are you, approximately? In warm winter climates, roses will get bigger than it says they will.

Jackie

These are pot roses which are bred for created for floral indoor use and while they will probably live outdoor they will not look like a typical rose plant nor will they maintain the compact habit they now have in the small pot. Yes pretty much all pot roses are produced with 4 cuttings per pot and are quickly grown and flowered in large greenhouses. The genetics valued in this type rose are for quick uniform production in a greenhouse environment and uniform flowers which will last a long time indoors. They are unlike garden roses that are being bred for hardiness, repeat flowering, cold hardiness and shrub form. I guess I would compare them to a poinsettia or a mum in a pot offered in the same type of product line - yes you can keep growing them but they are sold to be enjoyed indoors and then tossed out after they finish blooming.

You can divide the 4 plants in the pot but it will shock the plants so they would need extra care to recover from losing roots when you divide them. It would be best to divide the plants and plant them into individual pots and then keep them partially shaded for about 3 weeks or until they start growing again before being planted in the ground.

I personally would choose something else to put at the entrance to my home. Drift roses or other ground covers might look nice in this situation.

I am so glad that your roses turn out to be "bred for being outside". I have a Poulsen rose which arrived as a hostess gift for a dinner party over 15 years ago. I never throw away living plants, so it lived in a large pot for a while. Then it got planted right out by the sidewalk, at the corner of the path which goes to our front garden gate. I love that rose. 15 years later, it is still thriving and blooming all summer. It is one of the very few roses in my warm weather garden which stay about 2 feet tall. So, I would go ahead and plant yours in the garden.

Jackie

I've purchased Lamy twice and the plants died, one in a cold snap and one through its first summer. I enjoyed the flowers while they lasted. I have Gigi, the red and white stripe from Poulsen Roser A/S. It's done very well in my garden for the past two years. I also have a pink unknown rose that might be Renata. It blooms and blooms and the flowers last a long time. It is my favorite and has an attractive bush shape. I purchased a Poulsen Roser yellow rose in early spring. I hope it makes it through this summer. A high of 110 degrees Fahrenheit is expected today in my area. It is packed with petals. I divided the four plants of Gigi and gave half to a friend. I soaked the the rootball and found that they separated easily. I planned to do that with my yellow one too, but it was too root bound, so I left them together. Time will tell if I need to separate them in the future.

I have non-florist minis too. Some minis are bred just for exhibition and can have their flaws too. It helps to read up on the rose to see if it will do well in your garden.

You have a very stately home. I'm sure the roses will add to its beauty.

Here's Gigi:

My pink NOID:

Thank you! So it looks like I should have Gigi, Lamy, Karina, Renata, and perhaps Alicante, based on the colors. I'm in zone 9a and have them sitting outside. They all seem to be doing fine, except Lamy. It seems to be the weakest so I have to be extra careful with that one. I ran into a lady at the checkout who was buying 10 of them and she said last year she purchased two and they are now about 1.5-2ft tall. We are in full Tx heat right now so I feel hopeful.