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Beverly and Francis Meilland are both disease resistant and very fragrant.

I'm trying a lot of the same roses Pat mentioned. So far, as yearlings go, so good.

Vasue and Micheal, thanks for the explanation on the bark. I hadn't though of injury healing or bark evolution. I think I'll go out and check my roses and see what they're doing. I love to learn new things!

Thanks for all the resources, Henry! I will try to inquire.

It's good to know that the third one is just barking or healing and not some disease. Although I wonder what kind of process would make that much wounds and in that pattern? barking sounds more logical to me, but it is strange that the cane from which it branches out is still mainly green... I'll keep an eye on it.

Thanks all for your help, this sure is a good place to learn!

Yes, it is new dawn. Be prepared as this one will grow and grow and grow....

That's good news. I need something that will grow fast and be cane hardy in my zone to permanently smother my pergola!

Do not know where you are located, but in hot summer, dry climates, we water early in the morning. My plants are watered at 5 a.m.. When I hose off my roses ( leaves are the target) , this is done early in the morning too.. But not at 5 a.m.

Lynn

Ah I completely blanked on my location, I'm in Seattle, WA. The hottest days of the week are behind me now and the daily high will be in mid-high 70's until next Wednesday when it drops to a high of 67 with chance of rain.

@seil: What would I need to do to splint it if I find a crack (I still haven't, but I didn't look at it under a microscope)? Interestingly, this morning, a few of the buds that existed yesterday bloomed out, so the cane mustn't be totally sunk. Thank goodness!

I use popsicle sticks and floral tape to splint around the crack. It doesn't always work but is worth a try. If the blooms have perked up and opened I would just leave it staked and let it finish its bloom. Then when you go to dead head take a hard look at the whole cane and see if there is damage and cut below the damaged area.

You are absolutely right, Seil. I went back to Aldi a month later and found them on clearance for 97cents each. I thought that I gave one a try. So I bought Kordes Perfecta, a huge plant at that and planted it. It never leafed out - the leaf buds were all dried out. It is not a good deal even at 97 cents. LOL.

Somewhat amusingly, my Aldi Mr Lincoln, which is not Mr Lincoln, appears to be an older garden rose. Showing pink on its buds today so hopefully I shall be able to start working towards an ID soon. I don't mind it being an old rose, I like old toses, but I had actually bought it as a cutting ht! So much for that plan!

Vasue, I am glad you received yours. I should receive mine today. I have to thinking about where to plant them at lunchtime...... :-)

We're in the low 90's for the next few days - first continuous heat this year - so I'm going to let the roses rest up after their trip for a few days & aim for an overcast day to plant them out. If I see a break in the heat coming, will wait till then, for their sake, and mine!

My guess is that that is former rose slug damage, but that the good predator bugs have already come along and finished them off for you. (I usually squish for a couple weeks before the good predator bugs show up.)

All I'd do now is pluck off the worst/ugliest of the damaged leaves and wait for the new leaves to show (because you are watering it better).

Don't worry--just get this poor plant all cleaned up and wait patiently for new growth. : )

Kate

Thank you so much! I can't wait to get my garden all cleaned up!

Miracid contains lots of available iron and nitrogen. It doesn't do much to acidify the soil. 1/2 cup of plain sulfur per square yard will (after some months) lower the pH by one point. Nik recommends punching three holes 6" deep and filling with a mixture of iron sulfate granules and plain sulfur. He is a knowledgeable poster here.

Thank you Michael, I was looking at ironite but I think I'll try Miracid instead. Used that eons ago before going organic. Forecasters are hinting at epic rains here and Roseraie D L'hay needs help now.

Thank you, Jackie. I will check it out today.

Check your local Home Depot for tall metal trellises. They aren't real fancy, but are fairly sturdy, and once the climber covers it, it won't matter if the trellis is fancy or not.

The Home Depot ones are cheaper than most of the ones I've seen advertised in various kinds of gardening catalogs. However, I have also bought 8 ft obelisks from a couple different places--they are all right, but do tend to start disintegrating after about 5 years. I've had to replace two of them.

Kate

Evie, be very careful with Neem Oil or any king of oil. NEVER spray oil on your roses if the temps are going to be any higher than about 75 degrees. The leaves will cook like they're in a deep fryer! Neem Oil should only be used in the very early spring or late fall when temps are cool.

Besides aphids early in the season, which were easy to remove, I hadn't spotted bugs. I'm used to looking for bugs under leaves, but I must have missed them thinking it was fungus or disease. I looked carefully at both plants and did not spot bugs yesterday or this morning. Hopefully their time is over for the year. Thanks all for the responses. I will keep an eye out for insects, keep the plant watered, and hope to see new healthy leaves start to fill the plants.

Impressive. I like the bicolored one. Keep us posted.

Beautiful!

Looks like you have some diseased/dead cane in there, too. I'd clean up the whole bush while you're at it.

The flys are back I keep spraying and no new leaves. I think I lost them