congrats on your cuttings!! you didn't say if you left just the top set of leaves or more..if you left more, that's probably why the leaves are dropping. as for the dropped leaves, i would get them out..seems like a breeding ground for mold and fungus.
what do you do with them?? trade them, of course!! you'll get new roses and meet new people, and you'll have a ball doing it. you can't ever buy roses for the price of a good trade. good luck..donna

Hi, mine did basically the same as yours. Maybe this time of year the leaves are covered in fungal spores, what with the wet damp weather. Most of the leaves turned yellow around the large veins, then brown then fallen off. I picked up the litter, and am pleasantly surprised like you, that almost each one has a bud starting to grow, or otherwise looks quite healthy and about to send up leaves. It's possible that this is the best time of year to take cuttings, because you can practically cut the whole bush down without doing it any harm, and go to town!!!
Paul Mozarowski.

I agree Paul, this was such a great way to add to my rose collection.

When do you think they should be potted up and is there anything special you do to get them through a long winter without having them die.