NANCY wrote this about Simply Marvelous:

I purchased a bare root also and its a tad slower than the other three
but its been so wet here its hard to judge if its the rose or its
environment.
nancy


Hi Nancy!

Thanks for letting me know. You must be fairly close by. We are soaked
here, too. I am beginning to see some new canker on some of my plants.
Maybe bare roots really can get too much moisture--or perhaps a
combination of that and too little sun can slow them down.

What else did you get bare root?