What Sheila said. I also notice it appears your pot should have some additional soil, too. I'd tip it over and slide the root ball out, put new soil under it and some around and on top if it so it's at the proper level, then water it well. Hopefully, you'll get a bunch of the rain that's coming which will help knock down some of your mites and thrips as well as rehydrate the plant and help it make use of the new soil. It's winter. Virtually everything looks nasty this time of year. Your rose and the rest of us have been through the wringer. I'm sure your rose is own root, so those are most likely suckers and what you want. If you thought it was pretty before, just wait until you see a full clump of it in flower! Gorgeous! Enjoy and stay safe!

You've gotten great advice already but I want to ask what kind of soil did you use in the pot? It looks very coarse and dry.

I use “Miracle Gro Moisture Control Potting Mix” with good luck. It doesn’t dry out between watering quite as fast. Also if you have a larger pot it would also help not dry out as fast between watering. I water my roses in pots every day year round in SoCal unless it’s actually raining out. Mine are in one gallon pots from the nursery that I haven’t found space for in the garden yet. I don’t keep roses permanently in pots, but I know some in our area do. I keep a gardenia in a permanent pot though and it needs water every day too.

Wow, thank you so much everyone for the advice! I am relieved the news is so much better than I expected! I will definitely be addressing the pot/soil issue.

Seil, I used a basic potting mix (I’m sorry, I can’t remember what brand) and mulched with steer manure and some pine bark chips. We just had a windstorm here, so there’s probably some debris that ended up in the pot that I’ll need to clean out. Also, I had just released some ladybugs when I took these photos, so some of what you’re seeing in the pot is the material from that.

Again, thank you so much everyone! My rose gardening hopes have been restored. 😊

@Stephanie, 9b inland SoCal I agree with you about the MG Moisture Control Potting Soil. I have used it exclusively for MANY years. I planted MANY hanging baskets and pots to sell at the nursery at the beach and for clients in Pacific Palisades, the San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys. It's all I have used for my own potted roses and the only media I have used to raise rose seedlings in for YEARS. It has all been because it doesn't dry out quickly; prevents over watering; doesn't cake on the surface, preventing water from penetrating; and hasn't broken down quickly like most potting soils I have experimented with have. Everything now is potted and MG Moisture Control is still all I use. It gets expensive to buy but it lasts so long and everything grows so well in it, I probably save money in the long run.