That is SO exciting, I have never succeeded, they all end up as compost. Great job!!!

Carla in Sac

Off topic or on, but are florist cutting roses similar to other ~florist grade flowers~, where they are meant to be grown in a hothouse for trade sale for it's blooms, and the plant/shrub itself is not hardy enough to be put outdoors

Congrats! What a pretty rose a sweet and special plant to have.

I have had more than one rose mildew in a pot that was healthy in the ground.

Thanks Sheila, I don't know where I'd put it, but I may need to find a spot for it.

a1an - florist cutting roses are meant to be grown in a greenhouse to produce flowers quickly and of a certain quality for cutting. Usually that means that they produce long stems with a single flower in a typical hybrid tea shape, and they hold the bud stage for a long time. They are usually long lasting as a cut flower and are usually but not always nearly scentless. They are happiest in a greenhouse environment where they can grow and bloom without pause (garden roses frequently pause between flushes). This can mean that they can be less hardy, but not necessarily so. Often they can be susceptible to disease since in a greenhouse environment they usually are sprayed with insecticide/fungicide to be sure that they are perfect for sale. That being said, some florist roses have transitioned to the garden well, starting out as florist roses but became popular as garden roses by being lucky enough to be hardy enough and disease resistant enough to be able to do that, not by intentional breeding and selection but by luck. Garden roses are bred to be and selected to be more adapted to garden conditions. Most of the time, the expectation is that a florist rose would not be a good garden rose. The long cutting stems usually make for an awkward garden plant. You may notice that you can buy David Austin roses at a florist, but they are not the same ones as you can buy from the David Austin website as a garden rose.

Congratulations!! I have done this quite a few times and while the cuttings don't take as often as I'd like, the ones that do end up in my garden. Some of them are not great garden growers but I have found that I can get around that by grafting them on to dr. huey rootstock.

One of my absolute favorite florist roses that does beautifully in my garden is a long stem reddish purple that has grown huge (I have 4 of them) I have no clue what the name of it is, but it's really incredible...

As far as mildew and blackspot., I spray with bayer advanced, so I couldn't tell you if they are any more susceptible than other hybrid teas..

It looks great, beautiful color. Sometimes leaves yellow at the bottom because of poor drainage...could that be an issue?

Good for you, noseometer! Beautiful.

BenT - yep, that's what I was thinking, too.

Thanks, Sheila! It's a lot more work than just buying a bunch of red roses though, haha!

HMF says that it "likes cool sites". Several of my roses got mildew in pots, and then none in the ground. Others get it when they are babies but grow out of it. Others get it if they are not getting enough water. I would plant it in the ground where it gets morning sun and afternoon shade, if it were mine. Congrats on rooting it!

Jackie