oops, Ross Rosette found

10 years ago

I spent all day Saturday at my daughters house cleaning flower beds. I am so sore can't move very well. All went well until we discovered Rose Rosette Disease on her Fairy rose. I cut the large shrub down to about six inches, cleaned all of the leaves and mulch away and put down seven dust. I told her I didn't think we could save the rose but I gave it my best shot. We will see what happens???

actually it was the first time I had seen the disease on a rose. I had only seen pictures before Saturday.

other than that it was a very productive day. I thought it was early May, 80 degrees and clear blue skies and very light winds. Love it!!!!

i took a cutting from her neighbors hybrid honeysuckle brought it home and potted it up. We will see if it roots, so far it looks good. I usually just put them directly in the ground but I thought it was to early so I put it in a pot. We will see!!! I've been moving it in and out of the house according to the temps.

I hope the weather men are right and we all get a nice rain. Typical Oklahoma from swamp to desert.

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mulberryknob
10 years ago
My husband cut down two huge rose plants last fall, a New Dawn and a Betty Prior that had it. Broke my heart.
Okiedawn OK Zone 7
10 years ago
Rose rosette is so frustrating. I'm sorry it has hit your roses. I don't even plant roses any more. We have a few left from the ones I planted when we first moved here, but once they are gone, I won't plant more. There's too much trouble with them nowadays.

The weather has been so gorgeous that today's return to more typical February weather is hard to bear. We did need the rain, but I already miss the heat and the sunshine. We have a little over an inch of rain so far today, but it is the change in temperatures that bothers me. I'm happy to see the rain. We had our high for today in the early morning hours when it hit about 55 degrees. We're now down to 39 degrees.

Last week was gorgeous, and Saturday was our warmest day here at 82 degrees. Most days the high had hovered around 79 degrees, which is not too shabby for February. I wonder how long it will be before we have another 80 degree day. Probably too long. We were desperately dry, so I am not complaining about the rain.
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Lisa_H OK
10 years ago
Rose Rosette is heart breaking. I have had to remove several roses. I have quit buying roses in honor of anyone, because it is doubly heartbreaking if that one dies. If you have wild roses (multfilora) in the area, they are a definite vector for it. The Knock-Out roses seem to be particularly susceptible, but, on the other hand, the new growth mimics it to an extent. I spent quite a bit of time last year trying to convince someone to wait and watch before ripping out a bed of Knock Out Roses.