Transplanted 80-Year-Old Rose Section: Heat Wave Wilting Recovery

Minneapolis to Chicago: April Dug Section Wilts in Heat

80-year-old rose section dug April, potted with root ball. Grew 2 months. Extreme heat wave: wilted day 1, brown dry leaves by day 4. Shaded, watered (maybe over), root starter. Timing issue delays Chicago planting.

Normal Transplant Shock

• Digging destroys feeder roots (water/nutrient uptake)
• You must BE the feeder roots until regeneration
• Assumed cut back ½ before potting — if not, DO IT NOW

Care Protocol

1. Partial shade/filtered sun
2. Daily water, soil moist not wet
3. Ignore wilting/dead leaves — roots matter
4. NO fertilizer (roots can't uptake)
5. Feeder roots take 2 months
6. Planting: hole ready, pop in, water well, mulch base
7. May not perk up until next year — WON'T die