I just discovered that two of my grafted Brownell's which I have had for years have RMV....two Charlotte Brownells and one of my Rhode Island Red climbers. I have read somewhere that most of the grafted Brownells are virused, but I was hoping I would be one of the lucky ones. This will be the first incident of RMV ever for me. The sad thing is, both of my virused Charlotte Brownells have been the most productive bloomers of all my hybrid teas. For years they put all the others to shame. Since nothing is blooming here until next month, I don't know if the bloom quality will be the same but in terms of the bush and foliage they are growing vigorously and setting loads of buds. I know they will eventually start to decline, but so far, the only telltale sign was the leaf markings which are now fading into shiny green now that the weather has warmed up. If I hadn't seen the markings earlier I would never guess these were virused roses. The problem here in zone 4 is that these poor plants have a lot to face going into winter. Its hard enough on the healthy roses! I plan on keeping them just as they are until they look sickly. They have brought me years of pleasure so I will have a hard time parting with them. I don't believe they pose any danger to surrounding roses. Sorry about your Maria Stern. So far mine has not shown any signs, but I would not be too surprised if its just a matter of time. Celeste

I wish to share a few more photos of Candy floss and other hippis, taken outside. Thanks for looking. Xuan

I bought a Maria stern this past spring (2' bare root). This is the strongest of all types I got and the only one that has bloom 4 times so far; ...have more to go. Absolutely beautiful!

Jin, it's interesting that your BK has only the one color while mine always has both dark and light pink shading. I suppose the dry versus wet climate might explain the difference. I really love spice, and loved Miss Atwood, which was probably my largest tea rose, but it died as the drought continued, before I had drip watering. Spice is a Bermuda rose I love, and Soncy (which I bought as Alexander Hill Gray) was gorgeous, although I took it out because it was always covered in mildew (my fault, stuck between two other roses, where it had no ventilation).Alexander Hill Gray (thought to be the same rose as Soncy by Vintage)