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Pink spots on yellow roses

alexander.wadealexander.wade Posts: 39
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Hi guys I have a few questions to do with my yellow rose bush named the poets wife. 

I noticed today that there is a lot of pinks spots/marks on my yellow roses. I know this sounds like a stupid suggestion but it is next to my pink roses. Is it possible that the colour from the pink rose has ran onto the the yellow rose because of the recent rain? 

The other question is the roses are always droopy as the picture shows, almost like the bloom is too heavy for the stem! 

Any suggestions would be amazing! 


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  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    @alexander.wade, nothing to worry about, purely caused by the hot weather conditions we've had recently and the colour should revert to normal in new blooms with cooler weather.  The droopiness is typical of David Austin roses and usually improves once the rose is three years old.

    If you have a look at the main 'Rose' thread, lots of good advice on there.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • alexander.wadealexander.wade Posts: 39
    Great thanks! That’s a relief! Would it affect the rose it I support the roses with some string connected to the fence? 
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    might it be botrytis? 
    I know Iceberg is very prone to it, maybe this one is too?
    Devon.
  • edhelkaedhelka Posts: 2,351
    Botrytis and rain damage. Nothing to do about it, just deadhead the blooms when they get ugly.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    @alexander.wade, I don't find that tying rose heads up with string doesn't work too well as you run the risk of 'strangling' them. The metal hoop supports you can buy in different sizes are better as you can then just gently rest the droopy heads on top of the support.

    I'm not sure I can see botrytis damage in the pics.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • bcpathomebcpathome Posts: 1,313
    It’s just the weather affecting it My iceberg is just the same nothing wrong with it ,and no ,colours don’t rub off or run into each other in the rain .
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    It’s not necessarily botrytis (I don’t see that either) or rain, depends on the kind of weather you have been experiencing. Pink spots are also a reaction to very hot weather, when the red colour inhibitors present in roses of all colours break down. Either which way the spots are not harmful or permanent.

    I get washed out colours and pink spots most frequently in summer when it’s hot ‘n dry, Lady Emma Hamilton is very susceptible:


    Julia Child (aka Absolutely Fabulous) is a very heat tolerant rose but still gets them occasionally:

    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • alexander.wadealexander.wade Posts: 39
    Thanks all! Will ride it out! 
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