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Re: disease-resistant roses

At 03:28 PM 3/5/98 -0500, you 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:
>magazines, books, newsletters, corporate communications
>mcweaver@usit.net
>http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1104/
>
>I'd love your list of disease resistent roses. I'm doing a project on old
roses for school and also am cultivating them in my own garden here in the
Pacific Northwest near the Canadian border. Thanks in advance - Colleen
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