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Re: Roses

I put in a Frau Dagmar Hastrap last year-this is its second summer.  It 
is doing great.  I aven;t had a desease problems with it yet.


Denise Leonard
Tanstaafl Farm
Greenfield, MA
dal@shaysnet.com


On Fri, 12 Jun 1998 LONDE@aol.com wrote:

> Well I finally did it -- pulled out my "disease-resistant" Bourbon roses which
> were covered with black spot for the third year in a row.   I refuse to grow
> wretched weaklings that must be pampered and sprayed to survive.  There are
> just too many wonderful plants that one can grow without having to poison the
> environment to do so.  
> 
> Can anyone suggest truly disease-resistant roses to replace them?  Here in St.
> Louis (zone 6) with our hot, humid summers, I have had wonderful luck with my
> priaire rose, Rosa setigea, and other wild species roses.  Rosa setigera is
> native to Missouri.  I don't feed it, prune it or even water it and it
> thrives!  They are great, but, alas, have a short blooming season.
> 
> 'The Fairy' is covered with blooms from May to hard frost in my garden and is
> disease and trouble free.  What a joy!  
> 
> Michael Dirr has high praise for R. rugosa 'Frau Dagmar Hastrup'.  Is anyone
> growing that one, and if so, is it really disease-resistant?  
> 
> Any other suggestions?  
> 
> --Janis
> 
> 
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