Transplanting rose bush, when?

Question

I have a rose bush that has the most beautiful little orange/red/yellow petals, It is a tea rose. However, the Rose of Sharon next to it has grown so huge, that if shades this rose bush. I want to transplant it into a sunny spot. It is still blooming so whe is the best time of year to transplant a rose bush. I would like to have someone who has done this before or has experience in this because I don't want to kill this rose. It is my favorite. Thank you

Answer 1

It's always better to transplant bushes when they're dormant.

Answer 2

Like the first person put, winter.  If you do it during summer, it will stress and possibly die.  

Make sure it's pruned, trim the roots a little.  

When transplanting, make sure you fill the hold with water.  It's good to give it a feed with a seaweed solution such as seasol which will strengthen the root system, prevent stress in the plant and encourage it to get comfortable.  It also deflects diseases.

Just don't try and do it when the rose is still blooming in summer.  

Answer 3

Rather than moving the rose,consider cutting back the other shrub after flowering.Hypericum (Rose of Sharon),will tolerate being cut right back.

Wait until leaf fall if you prefer to move the rose,then do it while the soil's still warm.Take care not to break any roots,the rose will have a long taproot if it's been planted for some time.

Answer 4

Yes as everyone else has stated....the fall would be the best time once the temperature begins to drop.  I have also had very good luck in doing it in the spring as well.  You can transplant them during the summer (I have) but you need to be very carefull about not harming the large root system.  You will want to start lossening the soil as far away as possible to determine how far the root system has grown.  I made this mistake with a 3 year old Knock Out that I moved this summer.  Granted, the Knock Outs are very hardy but I thought I went far enough out and I totally butchered a huge root.  I ended up cutting it with pruning shears and moved it to its new location.  It took a while for it to catch up with the others but I watered it everyday and then applied fertilizer about 2 weeks later.  Do not fertilize a newly transplanted rose.  Also, I moved 3 of my neighbors carpet roses that where in the center of his garden that were taking over everything to the front of his garden which actually butts up to our street.  I did 2 and my other gardening neighbor did the other one.  The ones I did were fine but hers ended up not making it.  I dont know what she did wrong....The one mistake that was made was that my neighbor did not water them that night and the dried up really bad the next day.  I soaked them everyday for him for about 2 weeks and they came back fine...this was in late June. Hybrid teas are usually a little less tolerant than other types of roses so it may be better to wait until fall.  Just remember to make sure you bury the knot above the cane.  The is always the number one reason why roses fail to come back the next year for anyone that lives in harsh winter areas.  I dont cover mine, I just make sure that 'Knot' is covered very well with added dirt and mulch.

Answer 5

In the winter because it's gonna go into a dormant stage