Thank you all for you advice on this issue. I will have to check the roots on the smaller ones in the pots to see if they are getting root bound for starters and if that's the case, I may have to upsize their pots and move them where the pots don't get so hot.
From watching my roses, they do seem to go into a bit of dormancy (from blooming) during the hottest part of the summer, then when the night temps go down a bit, probably in late September, they come back to bloom until first frost (mid-November).
Our ground does not freeze here so that's a worry I don't have to deal with. As for putting them in the ground, like yesterday, if it's too hot for me, that's a good rule of thumb. August is the hottest month of the year for us, so September looks like a good transplant date. Also, my work slows down after August which gives me more time to baby my roses.
