Are u talking about the yellow on leaves? That’s RMV.. cant be fixed. The rose will grow just fine.. with a bit of compromised disease resistance may be. That’s it!

Yes. If you are talking about the yellow areas, that's the sign of Rose Mosaic Virus -- which is transmitted from one plant to another in propagation.
See: http://www.weekendgardener.net/plant-diseases/rose-mosaic-virus-021002.htm

As the weather heats up, that will disappear, and you'll forget it's there.

There are here and there roses which carry such a load of different forms of virus that they actually don't grow well -- but for the most part, the effects are minimal to the average gardener.

Yeah, it can't be cured -- but the rose probably had the virus when you bought it. As the posters above suggest, if it seemed healthy last year it will probably do well again this year.

Certified disease free?? I don’t know about that! Is that such a thing??how can it be?

Usually it comes from grafting onto infected stock. Most Dr. Huey stock is infected, but if the rose is kept otherwise healthy it should grow just fine. I have one rose (well, two of the same variety) that have this and they are still robust. It could be that the weather or other stressors are making it present this year.

The rose had it when it was planted. So do your other roses, though you can't see it.

There is a 90% certainty that your Austin rose ALSO has it. (I KNOW for a fact that there are roses in Austin's gardens in England that are virused.)

If you can prove your rose is virused, Austin will replace it. With another virused plant.

It can't be cured, but won't really do any harm.
It commonly displays after a cold winter.

I have had a rose which lived here for 20 years without showing a sign of virus. (I knew it had to be there, but it never displayed.) Then, one spring, after an unusually chilly winter, it broke out with that all over the plant.

So, don't worry about it. Virtually all of the roses sold commercially in the U.S. are virused, and they do fine.

I have roses which I know to be free of virus, (They have been tested) which were planted in the mid-1800's in historic cemeteries. But if I were to buy a modern rose, I would assume it to be virused.

"Certified disease free?? I don’t know about that! Is that such a thing??how can it be?"

Unless it has been tested, you cannot assume that. Saying it's virus-free does not make it so.

Jerijen, I agree, I have bought which are being sold as disease free and were virused all the way ..

"Jerijen, I agree, I have bought which are being sold as disease free and were virused all the way .."

*** Yeah. I know that story. It's sad, but it's good when you know what you're dealing with. But it still has to make you mad.

I know many of my roses are virused but I rarely see the symptoms. They only show up when the rose has been stressed for some other reason, usually the weather. Since I don't grow my roses for the leaves I just ignore it and the roses grow out of the symptoms once they're out of the stressed situation. It's very hard to find roses that are virus free and some roses were created virused and will never be free of it. Just grow the roses you love and don't spend time fretting over the virus. Enjoy the blooms!

What entity issued the certification ( of freedom from disease)?

The following link is to my rose virus information:

https://sites.google.com/site/rosevirusindexpage/

Without a virus test, one cannot tell which virus (or group of viruses is (are) infecting your rose. Currently, I would be most concerned if the aphid transmitted Rose Spring Dwarf is present.

https://sites.google.com/site/rosespringdwarf/home

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The following link suggests some pruning precautions if a rose virus is suspected:

"Even though there is no clear evidence on the potential transmission of the viruses causing RMD through pruning equipment or knives, it is important to sanitize equipment consistently when working with roses, to minimize any potential risks."

http://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/2014/11/14/re-emergence-of-rose-mosaic-disease-in-florida-nurseries-and-landscapes/

Please don't worry about any of that. Just enjoy your rose. This is a virus, but not one that's going to spread to your other roses.

OTOH, cleaning your pruners between roses is never a bad idea.