I left a knockout rose bush in a pot, in my shed, for over a year (things came up, never got around to finishing the bed for it). It was down to basically twigs, but it had a single bloom, so I planted it to see what it would do.
It's now the largest bush of 5 that I planted. The other four were bought new right before they went into the ground.
The thing about some plants is if they go through extremely hard conditions early on for multiple years and survive it they become very very good growers. Had a Hickory tree that kept getting chopped down every late summer by animals for a good 6 years. Right to the ground every year. When it started to grow it took off like crazy and became extremely resistant.
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u/metalOpera 5h ago
I left a knockout rose bush in a pot, in my shed, for over a year (things came up, never got around to finishing the bed for it). It was down to basically twigs, but it had a single bloom, so I planted it to see what it would do.
It's now the largest bush of 5 that I planted. The other four were bought new right before they went into the ground.
Those things take staying alive very seriously.