How can I keep my new rose bushes alive?

I recently planted two beautiful hybrid tea rose bushes. Prior to planting in the ground, they had beautiful blooms and healthy looking leaves. About a week after I planted it, the blooms started to wilt and fall off. The leaves are still green but they don't look as healthy. I used a systemic fertilizer/insecticide. Is it possible that these plants are not getting enough water? Too much water? Not enough sun? When I planted it, I am now remembering that I did not back fill the hole with water, I watered heavily afterword--could this have been my problem?

How can I keep my new rose bushes alive?
they could be taking root..go ahead and snip any buds off..this will allow the bush to concentrate on rooting and once the bush has taken root you should begin to see new growth and in no time at all you will start getting new blooms....use a fertilizer such as miracle gro or dried up cow patties can be put in the ground around them...water as needed but do not over water...also roses need full sun





mulch around the shrub but dont allow the mulch to cover the main part coming out of the ground..pull mulch back about 1 inch from base of plant





HAPPY GARDENING!!!!
Reply:manure
Reply:Roses need EARLY morning sun to help keep fungus down...if dew sits on the leaves long, you will get a nasty black spot infection, and powdery mildew will be a real problem. Sounds like your roses are in transplant shock. Keep ground damp, do not water leaves...soak from roots. Give them time, they are very hard to kill.
Reply:WATER lol
Reply:Roses need a lot of sun, so that could be your problem, but I'd ask what kind of fertilizer... I recommend an organic type (I'm having great success with fish emulsion 5-1-1, which you can get at Lowes). Many commercial fertilizers are too powerfull; if there are double digits anywhere in the formula (20-10-10, 10-20-30, etc), its too much.





Does your soil drain really well or not enough? If you have sandy soil, or its in a pot, you'll need to water very often. If you have clay-like, poor draining soil, you may be overwatering.