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Rose problem

Grandad 99Grandad 99 Posts: 52
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What is affecting all the buds on this rose?

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  • Cambridgerose12Cambridgerose12 Posts: 1,134
    Other than a newly-arrived greenfly, I can’t see a problem… could you describe more please?
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    I can see a problem and I think the answer is give your rose a bucket of water. The soil is too dry at root level. I have a border in my garden in SW France which is always the driest place in my garden. This used to happen to my roses before I realised that until I gave them a good soak and mulched them. The tips of the buds go hard and dry.

    Failing that, another cause of deformed rose buds is thrips.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • Grandad 99Grandad 99 Posts: 52
    Is lack of water the reason for the yellowy petals?  Too soon for 2 days heavy soakings to have taken effect.

    I remember my father spraying salt water on greenfly - is this still an accepted method or are commercial products better?



  • WAMSWAMS Posts: 1,960
    I have significant amounts of yellow in several different rose types that aren't usually that yellowy. Must be the weather.

    I wouldn't put salt on my garden as it damages plants. The best thing for greenfly seems to be encouraging birds to your garden with feeders, trees and also other supports for them to rest on while they munch e.g. obelisks, stake and peony supports.
  • Grandad 99Grandad 99 Posts: 52
    Memory failure - it was soapy water, not salt!

    We have 2 hanging bird feeders with 3 seed and one fat balls plus a platform swing in a holly tree that almost overhangs the rose, we put seed on this.

    Will put some perching points beside the rose 
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    You can spray with soapy water.
    Isn't the rose usually pale yellow?
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • Grandad 99Grandad 99 Posts: 52
    No, it's Ice Cream, pure white
  • Grandad 99Grandad 99 Posts: 52
    Thanks for the advice that has had this result
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