I think I have rose rosette disease on a rose.
marymook
8 years ago
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presence of Rose Rosette Disease on the climbing roses at the Ral
Comments (1)Oh, that is so sad to hear. I hate this stuff! I wonder if there will ever be a treatment for it, besides removal, that works....See MoreClean beds help prevent rose diseases plus rose rosette discussio
Comments (4)And the article is from someone in Yorktown VA. Less than accurate is this: Rose rosette disease, first documented in 1941, is traced to the multiflora rose, which came from Japan in 1866 as a common rootstock for ornamental roses. Unfortunately, it was found that multiflora roses are bad because a single plant can produce a million or more viable seeds; over time, the roses have become invasive weeds with enormous disease problems. Multiflora was first introduced as a garden plant. NOT as a rootstock. Multiflora spread not from rootstock but from the USDA's encouragement of its use as a substitute for barbed wire, as a stabilizer for stream banks, to prevent erosion from strip mining, etc. And the disease problem is a single disease....See MorePeople see rose diseases differently. (Rose Rosette)
Comments (5)Jeri, i totally agree when i saw my new growth first time, i actually freak out . i have teas and chinas and you can imagine me looking at them suspiciously. Then i will be Googling . What i learn is no one has it in Florida then you know how minds jump...but i eyed my roses for days until it turn to normal color. Now, i am used to the colors. That really bites about the poor woman cutting her roses. I hope it grew back and not thinking the worst giving a shovel....See MoreRose Rosette Disease and ordering roses online/9b SF Bay Area
Comments (3)Thank you, Diane and Shelia, for your kind feedback. It makes me feel so much better. I'm heading out to the garden now to plant a few ARE roses. Happy gardening!...See Moremarymook
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