The roses I got from Heirloom were not in bad shape, but one croaked. When I called them up, they stated that it was due to the fact that I transplanted the ittybitty band into a 1gal container w/MiracleGro potting soil.. they said that it burned the roots.
That was on "Fisherman's Friend"... I may see if any my LGS carry this rose as I *really* want one! The other 3 are in the garage right now in dormancy.. at least, I *hope* it's dormancy!!