Roses
Standard roses, hybrid tea roses, bush roses, bare rooted roses, climbing roses, thornless roses, new release roses. Notes on rose diseases. Only the best roses from Australian rose nurseries.

ROSE DISEASES and TREATMENT
Powdery Mildew
Caused: by the fungus Sphaerotheca pannosa
Leaves, buds, and stems are covered with a white powdery coating

Treatment: fungicide application. Pruning and romoving l dead or diseased canes in the spring will reduce the initial fungus population

Black Spot
Caused: by a fungus Diplocarpon rosae . Can cause almost complete defoliation of bushes by early autumn . It produce s a weakened bush, leading to cane dieback, stem canker.

Treatment: fungicide application. Diseased leaves on the ground should be collected and disposed of, (not in compost)

ROSE PESTS
Aphids
Pyrethrum sprays, garlic sprays, soap sprays, white oil, a blast with the hose.
Possums
Possums chew the new growth on roses. Spraying them with a solution of quassia chips and water, is a suggested remedy as is lime sulphur spray. A spray called 'Poss Off' is available.

ROSE PRUNING

Once established ( 2-3 years ) climbing roses need to be heavily pruned each year, by removing up to 1/3 of the old growth you give the climbing rose a chance to renew itself, stronger growth and better flowers. Remember its the healthy young growth that produces the flowers. Remember you are aslo pruning for shape, so start by removing any suckers from from below the graft, then remove any weak, twiggy or dying growth, then remove unwanted growth, canes that are growing in the wrong place. Now its time to be ruthless, remove up to 1/3 of the old growth. When pruning and training climbing roses you need to encourage the main canes to grow horizontally in order to s encourage side shoots to grow from the main canes, climbing roses flower at the end of shoots so this way you will have more shoots and more flowers.

Remember to dispose of all cuttings and clean up all leaves dropped on the ground, this helps prevent disease.

POSSUMS EATING ROSE BUDS
Possums love rose buds, so what can be done to deter them?

Possum deterents include:
Poss Off, a deterrent made of a mix of chilli and garlic.
Camphor is said to be a deterent to possums.
Scat, made from aluminium sulphate.
D-Ter is an animal repellent.
Arbor Co's Poss Off, an electronic device that emits ultrasonic sound waves.
Stray Ban is another electronic device,
Let us know if you have any other ideas..........

TOP TEN FRAGRANT ROSES

Double Delight
Hybrid Tea White centered flowers with deep pink edged petals.

Fragrant Cloud
Large red blooms with a strong 'rose fragrance'. This rose smells like a rose should.

Lorraine Lee
Salmon pink, (very fragrant)

Ispahan
Old World Rose (Damask)

Gertrude Jeckyll
A David Austin pink flowered fragrant beauty, named after garden designer Gertrude Jeckyll.

Elle
Yellow Hybrid Tea

4th of July
Red and White striped climber, repeat bloomer.

Honey Perfume
Yellow Floribunda

Desprez A Fleur Jaunes
A vigorous climber that can reach 3-4mtr. Apricot flowers with an musky perfume

Memorial Day
Pink Hybrid Tea (very fragrant)

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Midas TouchMr Lincoln
Deep Red Hybrid Teas Rose.

Scentimental
Red and Cream strioed Floribunda.

Sheer Bliss
Pale Pink Hybrid Tea.

Sun Sprinkles
A miniature with yellow blooms.

TOP TEN CLIMBING POSES

Pierre Du Ronsard
A relatively small climber, but lots of flowers over a long period.

Graham Thomas
Yellow flowers, repeat blooming, disease resistant.

Abraham Darby
Large flowers, fragrant, grows 2-3m. Apricot Pink flowers.

Sombeuil
Very large pure white flowers, fragrant, repeat blooming, vigorous grower

Gold Bunny (Gold Badge)
A repeat bloomer, yellow flowers.

Red Pierre
Yes its from the breeders of Pierre de Ronsard.
Lots of deep red flowers.

Iceberg Climber
The great white flowers of the Iceberg in a climber...

Westerland Climber
Repeat Blooming, gold flowers, grows to 3m

Celine Forestier
Cream to pale yellow, fragrant vigorous climber