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Dreaded blackspot - rose resistence?

DillymintDillymint Posts: 5
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Good morning everyone!

I'm a bit of a novice learner, so please excuse me if I'm asking silly questions! I understand some roses are better at staving off blackspot than others... but I'm not sure where to find this kind of info other than the place I buy them, or from Google/online suppliers. Have tried all of this, but info is very limited. Wondered if anyone knew how the following roses fare...

Remember

Scented Memory

Prosperity

My reason is that I've lost Remember once to blackspot, replaced it with a new plant early on this year, and the new one is now covered again.

Remember isn't too far away from Scented Memory and Prosperity, and so I am quite worried about it spreading as SM and P both have my pets ashes under them. I really really don't want to have to move any of them, but if SM and P resistance is low I might not have much choice.

Any advice gratefully received!

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,129

    This website http://www.classicroses.co.uk/products/roses/ tells you whether or not a rose is disease resistant.


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • DillymintDillymint Posts: 5

    Many thanks for your reply.

    Bought Prosperity from this company so it was the first place I looked, but as they don't stock SM, there is no info. I'm also struggling to know what 'average disease resistance' really means. Does that mean it has excellent resistance to some diseases, but not others, making it average overall?

  • Aurora2Aurora2 Posts: 8

    Have you tried Rose Clear? my roses have been plagued with blackspot for years, but a friend recommended this and it works an absolute treat. No blackspot, no aphids, no dust, brilliant stuff if you don't mind spraying them : )

  • Steve 309Steve 309 Posts: 2,753

    If.

    Also important to remove all infected leaves as soon as possible, and don't allow any to lie on the soil, as the spore will reinfect the plant.  Burn or bin, don't compost them for the same reason.

  • rosemummyrosemummy Posts: 2,010

    hi dilly i get a bit on my zepherine drouhin, just cut leaves off, it's doing fine

  • DillymintDillymint Posts: 5

    Thank you so much for the advice. All very much appreciated!

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