There are basically 3 types of gall that affect roses. Unfortunately, my Francis Meilland had the bad guy.

We removed the rose, and as much of the soil as we dared. Now, today, I am going to do a 10% bleach solution for a drench of the area.

Regan's gave me a new Francis Meilland that is very healthy. And of course, if I make a 140 mile round trip to Fremont, I couldn't help but look at a few more roses. I
found a Lady Emma Hamilton which I purchased due to the high praise that some of you have had for this rose. It had 2 very tight buds but no mature blossoms, so I'll have to wait to see her. Next, I came across one of the most beautiful, in color and form, roses I've seen, Falstaff.

I couldn't remember any comments about blooming but I didn't care. This rose is drop dead gorgeous.

Today, I am going to transplant the large FM into a 15 gallon plastic pot and just sit it in the hole that we made from removing the infected plant. It's at the rear of my raised rose garden and I think that the black pot won't be visible. Next spring, I will bleach the hole again and after a few days, I will fill it with good rose soil and plant the new
FM into the ground.

Thanks for all of your previous answers,

andrea

The hole we (not really me) dug is huge, It's probably 30 in. in diameter and also 30 in deep. Better safe than sorry, , , I hope.

As I said, I knew nothing of Falstaff. After researching a bit, it seems the best I can hope for is a rather spindly and stingy with blooms plant. But that's okay. I'll just hide it behind a leafier rose. It's worth it, for the beauty of the bloom..

andrea