Hi Niladri,

It is late here now and I'm about to go to sleep. I just saw your post want to say I'll check tomorrow to see if you have gotten any help. Marlorena a member on here is from England. She is a very good rosarian and a kind lady. So I am hopeful she will see your post and be of some help to you.

Physics trumps chemistry in case of Aphids and Spider mites. A blast of water everyday in morning (provided you get enough sunshine so that the plant dries up) till you see results works. It got rid of spider mites in my case.

Soap water would kill aphids.

Agree with just started ..Blast of water is one thing u should try first thing in the morning!! But that will make plants wet.. how much sunshine r u getting these days???

I somehow sensed that she might not have a water hose to blast aphids. Soap spray would be the easiest way to do it, like seil mentioned.

Thanks a lot everybody for your helpful suggestions and sorry to get back a bit late - was down with fever myself! It looks a bit better than before but there are signs of aphids and mildew. I will use a soap solution as all of you have suggested. It is a small plant, so I did not blast it with a water spray - may not be able to withstand that force. Moreover, the sunshine in Midlands area in UK is not great, so might leave it wet. Perhaps soap solution will work better? But I am reading the soap solution affects the young leaves and she is full of very young leaves at the moment. Is this still fine? I was thinking of 2% soap solution and using a hand wash soap rather than a grease removing dishwashing soap. Do I need to mix it with any oil or this simple recipe will do?

I will use the Bayer Rose disease control as Seil suggested for the mildew. She was transferred to the current pot two months back, is it OK to transfer her again to a bigger pot?

Many thanks to all for your helpful suggestions.

I wills still suggest a spray of water hose for aphids...8 inches pot for a 3 yr old rose seems too small.. what rose is it?

Thanks a lot rabainsz7bpnw. I will move her to a bigger pot - was just wondering if it is alright to repot given that it was repotted 3 months back?

Forgot to mention - I have to admit my lack of knowledge about the variety here. Shows that I am a complete amateur in this business! I can attach a photo here, will that help to identify the variety?

Yes .. it should

You can make your own insecticidal soap using Castille soap which is gentle. I have bought the Safer brand of insecticidal soap in the past. If you google, you will find recipe(s).

You can repot a rose anytime as long as you're careful and don't break up the original root ball from the smaller pot. Try and pull it out whole and get it into the bigger pot and surround it with the new soil. I always like to let the soil get a little dry to do this. It seems to stick together better than wet soil.

Thanks a lot for the suggestions - I will repot it in a day or two and look for the gentle soap solutions. I have uploaded a photo of the rose, would be interested to know the variety if it is possible to say anything from this photo (taken a few months back). Thanks!