Update on 'Earth Angel' & 'Madame Anisette' for this year-2017 both roses did extremely well in terms of disease resistance. 'Earth Angel' has bloomed several times this summer and 'Madame Anisette' bloomed twice for me. I moved 'Madame Anisette' to my rose garden from the chimney. It never really went dormant in front of the chimney. I moved it in April and just this week moved it to another spot in this rose garden so it could be seen better (on the border edge corner.). 'Earth Angel' looks very good and healthy -- a smallish shrub about 3' X 3'. Next spring it needs to be moved away from a 'Pat Austin' as it might start encroaching on it, 'Madame Anisette' is about 5' tall and 2' wide.

I have 4 in large 20 gallon pots that i bought this spring. They didn’t get a huge number of blooms before the heat of zone 9b Houston weather really set in June. But what was worse was their damage which made leaves and buds tiny. I finally found Spinosad spray for the thrips and it has bounced back this fall and is going to have another flush of blooms. I’m going to leave mine in pots another year at least because I’m not sure of the right spot. They can’t take full south Texas sun for sure.

Sorry I am not the best person to comment on your roses’s condition since I am a noob at this. I would like to see what others decided is going on. It seems to me the veins aren’t too dark, rather the area in between has gotten lighter making them look prominent. This could be chlorosis, which can be due to several reasons. One common cause is iron deficiency. Again sorry if I am way off, let’s see what the more experienced members think. Dianela

Earth Angel is tall, 3+-', and black spot proof. It's, unfortunately, a baller in wetter climates like here in Pittsburgh, but in a dry climate or during a dry spell in a wetter climate it is unparalled in beauty if you like very cupped, goblet shaped blooms. Very fragrant and long lasting blooms, if not weather damaged, are produced in moderation, not profusely like Bolero's. Bolero is a black spotter here, but a profuse bloomer, more abundant in bloom than EA. It's bloom gear is in overdrive. The bush is short here, about 20+-" tall. The blooms can nod and crisp, and their form is not as captivatingly unusual as are Earth Angel's, buy still have a presence. Fragrance is tops. Moses