Oops. Curse of the Missing Pictures. Here's the first one:

and the one with the stand.

Off topic, but here's Darcey Bussell, who was potted at the old place. She loves the heat!

Happy new year lol. I didn't even get instructions with mine so I assumed they needed to get out of their plastic into a pot they look just fine I've had them out for about a week and a 1/2 in morning Sun with afternoon shade and they seem to be taking off I didn't realize I had to do this whole weird thing for weeks at a time I just put him in the pot

Good luck to us both

Hope I didnt blow it

Here is Memphis Music, finally taking off.

Kristine, I love Memphis Music! And you've had it for a week and a half?? Wow.

I looked at the instructions because Richard referenced them. They are online at FLOR's site (under "Rose Info"). I figured I had better pay attention, since I was receiving the plants under such adverse circumstances. In your cooler climate, you should be fine, but here the predicted high today is 89, and that's a cold snap - it will be back in the very high nineties next week. We're lucky if we see rain before Thanksgiving -- or at all. Last year there were exactly 5 rainy days all winter, and four of them were consecutive and at the end of March (which is when we moved - but that's another story). No word on a possible El Nino this year, so I'm assuming the worst.

I want these roses to succeed, so I'm dotting the i's and crossing the t's. I'll be so happy if they work out as well as yours! How wide across are your MM blooms (approx.?)

Thanks,

Sylvia

Good ones rockridge, cant wait to see pictures.

My Memphis Music is a few months old. I planted it in May. It has really taken off.

We are in the 90s as well. No rain for us either. But days are cool in the morning which is great

Memphis Music with a solid yellow rose.

Richard had some health issues a while back and things at FLOR got WAY behind in his absence. They are slowly catching up so I'm not surprised at the delay. I waited over a year for two I had ordered. But when they came they looked a lot like yours. They took off pretty well and I have no complaints. I didn't do any of that pampering. They went straight into their pots and out into the sun on the patio where the pot garden is.

I vaguely remember many orders ago poking the plastic with a pencil.

I potted them right up this time. They look fine

In a perfect world, yes, it eould be ideal to plant at 72 degrees on an overcast day. But my world and weather are not perfect.

I[m still following orders. I watered them on Friday before leaving town for three days. Now I've started putting them out in the sun -- but not all day, not yet.

I'll pot them up over the weekend.

We are expecting 100 degrees tomorrow. I think 2-3 hours in the sun will be it for these guys.

Now I'm kicking myself because I didn't buy Memphis Music!

If you can still get Memphis Music you should

What a cool rose. It is growing like crazy and tons of buds

I'm baaack - and now my minifloras have been potted! Now if I could only get the picture to rotate ...

I never have these problems. Except in Houzz.

I;m trying this again.

That's better. Left to right: Hello Sunshine, Unbridled, Deja Blu, Buttercream, and Crystal Palace.

We are back in Triple Digit Town this weekend. The next week will tell the tale.

I cant wait to see pictures of Hello Sunshine

That rose always makes me smile

Kristine, HS looked a little battered by the heat, but it is a nice-looking plant with new branches coming. I'm hoping for a fall flush!

Hello Sunshine was a difficult choice - I love blends, and FLOR has so many attractive ones. It was between HS and Grand Ol Opry, and HS won out.

Anyone grow Grand Ol Opry?

Thanks all.

It sounds like we all have different ones

It will be fun to compare.