Looks like the right foliage. Often prone to mosaic and spots in my area, as though producers have been grafting on virused material. Apparently the scions freeze off during hard winters to leave the 'Dr. Huey' behind. Or there is a recurring delayed incompatibility issue - old, woody bud heads with few or any live canes from the scion surrounded by multiple flowering sized 'Dr. Huey' stems is a familiar sight. This post was edited by bboy on Wed, Oct 22, 14 at 14:50

Morning Glories will often shed the lower older leaves as the days start to get shorter and the nutrients are absorbed from the older leaves and relocated to the newer growth and in preparation for flowering... The yellowed leaves near the base of a MG plant may be the simple result of the relatively harmless maturation of the vine or the yellowed leaves may represent a more significant pathological process...and determining the difference is not always extremely easy...especially by 'remote'... Checking the underside of any sickly looking leaves for any signs of aphids or spidermites should automatically be the 1st troubleshooting step...and if there are no pathological organisms present,then proceed to consider the metabolic status of the plant in question... Water stress can make plants more susceptible to sun burn and to other pathological processes... I recommend keeping the plants well hydrated... Bloom Booster (which is phosphorus based) may also be of some help... TTY,... Ron

I feel rather silly not realizing what it was now that I have pulled it out of the "grow-up" zone. It was lost in the foliage of the other roses and other than it falling over when it bloomed I did not pay any attention, just thought it was moms friends cutting and did not think about it more.

Orfeo stays rather clean for me in NJ without fungicides, if you're looking for a relatively healthy red climber. But it will need time to mature. I have mine growing into a severely cut-back Callery pear, and let it pretty much do as it pleases. As it grows, I just tuck the canes where I want them to go. I got mine from Rogue Valley Roses in 2013. Given a boost by being potted up in a nutrient-rich mix in Spring, it will start putting out substantial canes by the end of Summer. But for me, I didn't see its first blooms until the following year. :-) ~Christopher