Bagged roses

The weather starts to warm up and what do the big retail stores do? They bring out bagged plants at really low prices.  You know the type that you pull the plant out of the bag and you have sawdust coming out with them. They are often displayed on big racks.

So what is the big deal? Well there are a few. For roses the roots have been severely cut and so have the canes. There is no guarantee that the rose that is on the label is the one that you have in your hand. 

So if you wanted the pink rose like the one in my hand there is no way of finding out that it is a yellow rose. 

Another issue is that you can't see if the rose has any diseases such as rose rosette, or more likely rose mosaic virus. 

It may be a little bit more expensive, but if you wait a couple more months and buy actively growing roses you can see if there are any diseases, and make sure you get the color of roses that you want.

https://www.google.com/search?q=rose+mosaic+virus