How do you transplant these roses?

They are wild roses. Here is a picture of the wild roses, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_arkans... . There are about 100 of them outside growing along the road and in the ditch. How can I transplant them into my yard? They are blooming right now, I transplanted 2 a couple of weeks ago, but they are not doing to good. They are alive, but are not blooming. And one of them only has a couple of leaves. What should i do?What is the best way to transplant them and keep them alive and blooming? I transplanted 1 today, and i shouldn't have because it was really hot. I got most of a thick root with it, its doing ok, kinda wilted. I watered it good. Some one told me about cutting off the dead canes, but i don't know what a cane is. Thanks in advance.

How do you transplant these roses?
These are wild roses- that means weeds. Don't worry so much. Water them if they get wilty looking, but they should do just fine. I love them too and have a huge clump in my back yard that started off real iffy looking. Have faith they will grow.
Reply:If you want them to have a better chance to survive-- do this.





Take a sharp shovel and about 10-12 inches from the main stem, push the shovel into the ground the depth of the shovel-- making a circle around the plant. Mark your calendar. 6 weeks after the shovel trick-- go back and lift the plant and move it where you want. As you back fill the hole, ( put the dirt back around the transplant) run your hose into the hole-- which trickles mud around to fill any air pockets.





This is what you did--- by "cutting" roots around the plant and waiting for 6 weeks-- you force the plant to put out new feeder roots to feed itself. Then you can move it with great chance of success. Don't ignore it after transplanting -- watch for drooping leaves-- which show it is short of water.





A cane is a branch of a rose-- you will see old dry big ones and young light green ones. You do want to cut back the blooms-- because the plant is trying to make seeds-- Both cutting back and transplanting at the same time is harder on the plant. Any plant does three things-- roots, leaves, seeds (flowers/reproduction of itself)-- you need the leaves to feed the roots and you need the roots to strengthen the plant. The blooms will come next year.


good luck

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