do not arrive in great condition, but tend to bounce back nicely

I ordered two of these- coral and apricot. Both plants arrived COMPLETELY bare (no leaves- just stalks and thorns) with just a tiny bit of growth left on the tip of one stalk. The soil they were in was absolutely soaked so thoroughly that if the plants sat at the post office one extra day, I'd be very very concerned about root rot. I'll admit that two leaves left on each plant (literally two leaves on each plant) does look very healthy, but it's going to take these plants quite a bit of time and TLC to get growing again, and after they stabilize and grow out, it will take a bit of time after that for them to begin blooming. So these roses are definitely a bit of a DIY situation. These are NOT the kind of plant you give for gifts, or starter plants to get you going with gardening. You'd be much better off going to your local nursery/garden center and starting out there. I love Drift roses (they do well in container gardens in the humid, hot Florida climate) and they are difficult to find locally, so I order them online. I order a ton of plants online, and I have to say that the four drift roses (coral, peach, apricot, and popcorn) have all arrived in really bad condition when compared to all of the other plants I have ordered in my eight years gardening. But the last two Drift roses I ordered bounced back within two or three months, and I really *love* them, so I went ahead and got the coral and peach to add to my collection. The first two looked like they got torched with fire, and then these two came completely bald, so none of the four arrived in good condition. But, like I said, I think with a bit of TLC, an immediate repot (get them out of that soggy soil and plastic container ASAP!) and some patience, the Drift roses do tend to bounce back. Just be ready to do some digging and repotting and tending to when they arrive- don't leave them sitting in the box a few days.

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