If you do a search of the Q & Forum archives (click the SEARCH POSTS tab at the top and put "indoors" in the SEARCH field.), you will see several posts about growing roses indoors.

"Parade Roses" is the trade name of a series of miniature roses released by Poulsen. Since it is probabaly very much "winter" in Vermont, telling you to plant them outside isn't going to help you much. If you have to keep the rose indoors, put it in the sunniest window you have, and on days that are sunny, put it outside on the patio, deck, drive way, anywhere where it can get some real sunlight for as many hours as possible. I have two feet of snow covering my whole yard right now, but this week it's been sunny every day, so I would put any plants outside to let them get that real sunlight. There will be more snow up here and on those days, the plant would be inside.

It is probably a good idea to pot it up in a larger pot. Make sure it has plenty of drainage. If you water it while it's inside, don't let it sit in water in a saucer. You want to keep the rose moist, not wet. (you can put a saucer under it immediately after watering, but remove it as soon as possible.) Also, because roses are more susceptible to spider mites when grown indoors, wash the plant at least once a week ... making sure you wash the undersides of the leaves. The best way to do this is to cover the soil and pot with something that will keep the soil inside the pot and just wash the plant under the kitchen sink faucet.

Do not feed the plant anything until you see new growth. Even then, if you can't keep it outside, I would hold off on the fertilizer until you can.

Keep in mind, even if you follow the advice I have given you in this post, your plant may die. You have purchased a "stressed" plant and the repotting will cause even more stress. That said, roses are tough. This one might just make it for you.

Smiles,
Lyn