Yes!

Oh, I have so many hopes for these roses. They are a yellow ground cover that I wanted for a long time. I will not be able to plant anything here until Memorial Day but if I did not buy them now I would miss out.

I would say it depends on where you got them from. Some vendors are more reputable that others. Another parts is are they "own root" roses - I find them to be much hardier plants.

Sorry to say, but I don't see any green anywhere on these roses, and I think they are dead. I really hope I'm wrong and they're still alive. It's awful to lose new roses, especially ones you've been wanting. I had that happen to me last year. I purchased two rose bands from a private vendor, a pink antique rose and a yellow rose I've wanted for many years. I bought them in January and they were to be shipped in the "Spring". She shipped them in late FEBRUARY ! The day they arrived it was freezing cold and windy with a wind chill of about 20*F. Also, they were left outside for several hours, because I wasn't expecting them, and sadly they just couldn't survive the freezing. I surely hope your roses do better than mine did.

First off, where are you? At least what zone. Can you get a photo of the entire rose? It's hard to tell anything from these two pieces.

As suggested, if they can not be planted until the end of May they should be potted and put outside in a warm, protected spot until then. When you pot them mound up the canes with soil at least a few inches. Keep them moist but NOT SOGGY wet. No fertilizer until you see new growth.

Another option:

https://palatineroses.com/heeling-in-your-palatine-roses

I'm in Michigan, zone 4. I have potted them today and put them in a cooler greenhouse window. I'll be careful not to over water and hope for the best. Thank you so much for your advice!

There is absolutely NO problem with soaking bare root roses. I soak my high quality bare roots for a day, and I soak my really crappy ones for a week. You just have to keep them in the full shade when they soak, preferably with the canes partially submerged. And it's best to trim off the tips of the roots before soaking, so they can absorb the water.

I think THOSE branches are dead, seeing the wrinkles on the skin.
Whether the entire plant is dead too, we need a photo.
:(
Carla in Sac

In your zone (UP?), even in a greenhouse, it is really early for them to break dormancy. Be patient. I am 2 zones warmer (SE MI) and mine have only just barely begun to show signs of life.

I see no life in the limbs you're showing us.

In addition to possible drowning soaking non aquatic plants for extended periods results in nutrients within them leaching out into the water. And of course if the water used for the soaking is not quite pristine there is also the possibility of infesting the specimens being soaked with water molds.

Roses are easy to grow once they are established. In recent years, I have had trouble with roses purchased from garden centers that would not grow when planted out. This may be because the plants were held too long in storage before coming to market. It is also imperative when first planting roses to frequently sprinkle the canes to avoid them drying out. Desiccation is a common killer of freshly harvested roses. Once buds “pop” and shoots emerge, culture can continue as with any garden plant providing appropriate moisture as needed.

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