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Rose leaves falling

steviwsteviw Posts: 7
in Problem solving
Hi I have the most beautiful rose ,it flowers perfectly but looks unattractive as all the leaves suddenly have black/yellow spots and then fall as soon as they're touched.
I asked at the garden centre but all they advised was to remove the leaves and burn
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated 
Ps its in a pot as I have no real garden!

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  • clarke.bruntclarke.brunt Posts: 215
    edited March 2021
    It's rose Black Spot (a fungus). Here https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=270 is the RHS advice page about it.

    Edit: just thought I'd add that it's not visible in the photo (in case any beginners wondered what I was looking at)! It appears later on in the season.
  • Cambridgerose12Cambridgerose12 Posts: 1,134
    Important things to know are that the disease reinfects every year from fallen leaves--splashes of rain on these send the spores into the air to infect the plant. So you should indeed pick them all up, and a fungal spray plus proper rose food will help. 
  • steviwsteviw Posts: 7
    Yes as they start out they're healthy green,unfortunately they then turn and drop off
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