When to plant roses

When To Plant Roses. Plant the roses between six weeks before your regions last average frost date and two weeks after it. In most other gardening zones you will want to plant your roses after the last frost in spring or at least 6 weeks before the first frost in fall. Plant roses after all chances of freezing temperatures have passed. Plant in late autumn at leaf fall and from late winter to early spring before growth resumes.

Either fall or spring planting is satisfactory. This is the best time for planting bare root roses. You can plant either bare root roses or container grown rose plants in the spring and be enjoying blooms by summer. Wait for Favorable Weather. By this time they have already begun to sprout in the package. Plant in late autumn at leaf fall and from late winter to early spring before growth resumes.

Rose trees resist cold winters particularly well down to -13F -25C but need sun to bloom.

Plant roses after all chances of freezing temperatures have passed. As soon as you get your bare-root roses unwrap them assuming they are wrapped and plant them as soon as you can. Containerised and container-grown roses. If you live in zones 8-10 you can pretty much plant roses anytime of year except in the hottest part of the summer. Wait for Favorable Weather. Planting container roses in early spring is preferable since it gives the rose a full growing period to establish.