Could this be Rose Mosaic Virus, or something else?
springrosemama
8 years ago
Hi everyone, I'm pretty new to this forum, though I used to post here about 6 years ago under a different username. You all were so kind to give me advice about my struggling band rose last week (Tahtitian Sunset HT). Well, I also have a few OGR's planted last October. One of them, Mutabilis, has begun showing odd patterns on one of its leaves about a month ago. I've been putting off dealing with it since it has otherwise been very healthy. Then, just today, I noticed the same patterns on the leaves of a baby Redbud (according to my husband) growing in a completely different part of the yard. If it's not a virus, what could it be? Sorry for poor quality of photos.
Leaves on Mutabilis
Leaves on redbud plant
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Comments (5)Yes, probably most body bag roses are infected. A lot of that has to do with the fact that the root stock of what ever mother plant the buds were taken from was infected and they were probably grafted to infected root stock as well. As for the difference in your blooms I doubt it had to do with RMV but more likely was due to the all around inferior quality of the plant. Most of those body bags are not grade #1 but more likely #1 1/2 or #2 grade. Depending on where it was from it may have been badly grafted, was certainly badly handled and pretty well whacked off for packaging. Not an auspicious start for any rose. I have many virused roses in my garden and have never noticed any difference in their over all vigor. For the most part they rarely even show symptoms except in times of great stress. Hmmm...like maybe this awful winter! We'll see... We have this discussion about RMV routinely here and there are two opposing sides. Listen to them both and make your own decision as to what you're willing to except. There are some roses out there that can not be had any other way then virused. They were more or less bred/introduced already virused since the only way they were ever propagated was to be grafted to virused root stock. Being that Proud Land was introduced in 1969 it may well be one of those. There have been strides taken to get more varieties cleaned up but it's a long road and will take some time yet before it's done. And we may lose some varieties altogether in the process. In our already shrinking rose world I hate to see that happen....See MoreHosta Virus or something else?
Comments (5)i cant get the pix to get bigger ... i am in zone 5 .. i got frost last night... did you? i am pretty sure the first picture is frost damage.. but i cant see too good ... might change my mind if you get the HTML TAG LINE from photobucket and just paste it into a reply ... on PREVIEW ... if you see the picture.. we will .. no need for a thumbnail or a link ... the frost could have happened weeks ago .... you are just seeing the damage now ken...See MoreUsing resin or something else to smooth out bumpy mosaic project?
Comments (2)I guess that could work, depending on how uneven it is. Not sure it would make a good mouse pad though. Instead perhaps consider taking a picture or scanning it in, and uploading it to one of those sites where you can have various items made from a photo. I know I've seen mouse pads on those sites....See Morerose mosaic virus - is everything infected?
Comments (25)In case the other readers did not open the link. The Canadian link by the Niagara Parks Horticulturist ("The Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens is known world-wide for its incredible rose garden. You’ll find over 2,400 roses on display here.") She stated: "Clean and disinfect your pruners between plants if you have noticed any signs of rose virus – mottling and unusual colorations in the leaves." She is in a northern climate. I agree with your fellow Canadian's recommendation that you use separate pruners on infected plants. But, be aware that not all virused roses show symptoms frequently so you are still running some possible risks. I say possible because I am not aware of any research concerning pruning spread in northern climates. I feel that hot weather research may not apply due to the roses having a temperature dependent immune system against the common rose viruses. My article on what is known about the temperature dependence is at: https://sites.google.com/site/temperatureandrosemosaicvirus/home --------------------------------------------------- I mainly discussed PNRSV, but one of the other common rose viruses ApMV is recognized as having a similar temperature dependence: " " It was reported that plant defense mechanisms that specifically target viral RNA (silencing) are more active at high temperatures (Szittya et al., 2003; Chellappan et al., 2005). Therefore, the combination of this factor with the alleged lower viral replication during the hot months of the year may explain the differential virus behaviour throughout the year. " http://www.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/viewFile/16295/16994...See Morespringrosemama
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jim1961 / Central Pennsylvania / Zone 6