Of the tea-noisettes, my experience is that they all get some now and then, but it tends to be worse on young plants and transitory and less blemishing on established plants.

I've found that some clones of Duchesse de Brabant are HORRID mildewers here -- I've tried three. The one I have now, which we collected in an old cemetery, has never mildewed, so she's getting a spot in the ground.

NEVER have seen mildew on the Cochets: Niles Cochet, Maman Cochet, and White Maman Cochet.

The NABONNAND roses seem to be completely immune to mildew (at least, they are, here). General Gallieni and Rosette Delizy are wonderful here. So, so far, is the Vintage Gardens import Alice Hamilton (another Nabonnand).

Mons. Tillier has never mildewed for us. Etoile de Lyon never did. Mrs. B.R. Cant isn't real happy here, but she has no disease problems, at all. Lady Hillingdon is in a miserable shady spot, but no disease.

Now, there's Mme. Lombard. She has a reputation as a congenital mildewer -- but THIS spring, she is finally mature, and she has had NO mildew. She's covered with sparkling, perfect foliage (see below) and a mass of buds. My fingers are crossed. Maybe it is that she likes what climate change is doing to this environment.

Jeri

Jackie

Souvenir d'un Ami has no mildew in spite of the heavily mildewed Miss Atwood hugging him on one side and the equally mildewed Mrs. Dudley Cross on the other. Le Vesuve is leaning into the mildewed Mrs. Dudley Cross on the other end and is still clean. William R. Smith is also virtually without mildew.

Ingrid