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Re: disease-resistant roses

I am interested by your list of above average desease resistant roses.


Mary C. Weaver wrote:
> 
> Dear list-members:
> 
> Some of you will recall that I've been researching and putting together a
> list of disease-resistant rose cultivars. I realize all of the caveats
> associated with such a list: it depends on what climate you're growing
> roses in, what kind of season you're having, whether the plants are
> healthy, where they're planted, and so on.
> 
> Bearing all that in mind, I've talked to numerous people by phone or
> e-mail and studied the rose literature as well as what little scientific
> research I could get my hands on. I've now come up with a list of just
> over 100 cultivars, both old and new, that I believe to have
> better-than-average disease resistance in most areas of the country,
> assuming the plants are healthy and receiving correct cultural care.
> 
> Here, too, there are exceptions: for example, rugosas that are ironclad
> everywhere except in rust-prone climates. Also--I make no assumption that
> any given rose can be grown without spraying, although some roses in some
> parts of the country can. Less spartan roses in challenging climates
> (e.g., 50 inches or more of rain a year and long, warm, wet summers--a
> perfect prescription for blackspot) will not fare as well.
> 
> I would love to get your feedback on the list. Some of you have helped me
> build it with your previous suggestions. I can post the list if people
> wish; it is quite long. Or I can e-mail it privately. I will e-mail it to
> anyone who asks and post it to the list if people seem to want it posted.
> 
> Thanks in advance for your help.
> 
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> Mary C. Weaver
> Freelance writer and editor:
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> mcweaver@usit.net
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