@Paula Steiner scented rose blooms last a shorter period of time compared to those with no scent. If you have read of a rose having a "heavy petal substance", that was code to exhibitors that the rose would last a long time when cut and likely be suitable for exhibition. Scent is either expressed by the petals or the stamen. In modern roses, it's mainly the petals. The oils and alcohols which comprise scent arise from "petioles", pores on the petal surfaces. These oils and alcohols are very chemically active and heat up to allow for the scent to be expressed. Petals with heavy "substance" have a heavy wax surface or skin which covers the petioles, preventing any possible oils and alcohols from reacting and becoming scent. If you want a cut flower which lasts a long time in vase; can withstand a lot of handling and endure shipping, you want the heavy petal substance (hence, lack of scent) so your product arrives in good shape and lasts a long while once received. Yes, there are florists who sell scented roses, however their fragrant blooms do NOT last AS long as cut flowers as those possessing no scent. Yes, there ARE "florist" and "exhibition" roses with scent, however, they do NOT last as long cut as those without scent. What's the use of a rose that doesn't smell like a rose? A commercial product you can actually advertise will arrive in a good retail shape after shipment; which will endure being worked into a floral arrangement and be in retail ready shape and last a week to ten days in a vase if properly cared for. Or, a rose you can cut at 3 AM from the garden in the dark; shove in an ice chest and drive several hours to a rose show, then abuse and molest it to look the way you desire and last in less than ideal conditions until judges finish picking it apart.

Hi newbie, had a Falstaff that I absolutely would not part with because the first year I had him, he had the most amazing scent of any rose. Rasberry with something else, simply amazing but years 2&3 had a faint to no scent at all. Was about to SP him until my Grandma mentioned that if you cut up white onions into slices and bury them in a circle around the rose it would make the rose smell again. Tried it, and sure enough, had a very good medium scent. Did this in the fall, tranplanted it and killed poor Falstaff. Got three more this year, hope it helps. Jimmy

PlantLady, have a look at the pics in my post in this forum... think it's the same one? Here is a link that might be useful: my pink rose

What temperature zone are you in? Roses have an immune system that is more effective against some of the common rose viruses at high temperatures. Without knowing where you live and which actual virus (or viruses) your plant has (plus which strain you have, strong or weak), one cannot predict whether your infection is simply a cosmetic problem or could affect your plants growth and longevity and possible spread to your other roses. This is the most recent paper that I could find (see page 17 about roses in Table 1): https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/pdf/10.1094/PDIS-05-20-1061-FE The affiliations of the authors in the above paper are: Authors and Affiliations M. Fuchs † , School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456 C. V. Almeyda , Micropropagation and Repository Unit, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 M. Al Rwahnih , Foundation Plant Services, Plant Pathology Department, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 S. S. Atallah , Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL 61820 E. J. Cieniewicz , Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 K. Farrar , Foundation Plant Services, Plant Pathology Department, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 W. R. Foote , Crops and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 D. A. Golino , Foundation Plant Services, Plant Pathology Department, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 M. I. Gómez , Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 S. J. Harper , Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Prosser, WA 99350 M. K. Kelly , Department of Agriculture and Markets, Division of Plant Industry, Albany, NY 12205 R. R. Martin , Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331 T. Martinson , School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456 F. M. Osman , Foundation Plant Services, Plant Pathology Department, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 K. Park , Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 V. Scharlau , Washington Wine Industry Foundation, Cashmere, WA 98815 R. Smith , University of California, Cooperative Extension, Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2894 I. E. Tzanetakis , Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Division of Agriculture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701 G. Vidalakis , Department of Microbiology & Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521 R. Welliver , The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, Harrisburg, PA 17110 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The following is a more complete discussion of the temperature effect (which applies to some of the rose viruses): https://sites.google.com/site/temperatureandrosemosaicvirus/home