Can I keep my rose bush alive indoors?

My husband bought me a red rose bush. The temp. outdoors has been in the 40's in the day and in the freezing 20's at night. It it too cold to put it outdoors. I have no idea why the stores are getting their flowers like this out to sale this early.





I need to know if I can somehow keep the rose bush alive inside my house? And if this is possible how do I do it? '





Also I'd like to know if the rose bush stays alive all spring, will it be okay to re-plant it outdoors when the weather is warm? Or would it be too weak since it was raisced indoors to stand the heat from outdoors?





Any info. you can find about these things from somewhere online would be great too. Thank you !!

Can I keep my rose bush alive indoors?
The nursery I work at gets most of their rose in during mid/late winter, they are bare rooted and we pot them up and put out in the retail area where the potting mix freezes then thaws, but the roses survive as they are dormant with no leafy growth


Planted in the garden Roses are extremely tough/resiliant plants


In my part of NZ winter temps can vary from -5 to -15dg C
Reply:I think it can go outdoors if you apply heavy mulch. l did 30 during the cold months here and they are starting to leaf already. Place in the sunniest spot on your property. They need 6-8 hours sun daily. Feed them generously.


Sounds like you made a great choice to marry a man that buys you roses.
Reply:Is this a rose bush that is out of dormancy and in full leaf and bloom?





if so, you're correct - the freezing temps will damage it. You can put it in a sunny window for a week or two to enjoy the flowers, if it has any. Then you will need to acclimate it to the outside temperatures gradually.





Ideally, I would put it in an unheated room with a south-facing window (lots of light - but cool temps). A utility room or breezeway, that protects it from freezing would be good. Keep it there for a week or so.





Then I'd move it to a protected location outside - covering it during light frost warnings, moving it into a garage or unheated inside space for hard freeze warnings.





When the danger of hard freezes is past, plant it in the ground.





You might also try just leaving it in your house to enjoy it - if you have a very bright sunny window, and planting out after it's warmed up. Roses need a lot of sunlight - and that is what usually does them in when they are inside for too long - most houses are not bright enough for them.





Next spring, assuming it survives, it will stay dormant on its own through winter, and not leaf out until it warms up, so it won't need "coddling" next spring.
Reply:no