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Initial post 2 APR by MeansvilleMom
This is my first post to this most helpful site. I purchased this rose April 7, 2021. She got off to a very slow start with tiny leaves, her few blooms were really small and she stayed overall small. I was advised by David Austin company to be sure to feed her Vigoro, Scotts Rose or Maxicrop. . Even though all my other roses thrived on my feeding regimen, including my beloved D.A. Tottering-by-Gently, I have faithfully been feeding with Vigoro since then. She gets full sun all day, and I keep up with our rain amounts in order to supplement watering in between. This spring, she has come out gangbusters with foliage, and it finally is normal size this year. She has some buds, which look to be normal size. However, this year I noticed some discoloration in some of her leaves. I took a pic and researched and it appears to be Rose Mosaic virus, which would probably explain her slow start and diminutive leaves/blooms? I reported to D.A. and they have already shipped a replacement! Wow! So, my question is, since she is looking healthy right now and the virus, from what I understand, is not contagious to my other roses, should I leave her? Or go ahead and dig her up? I am very sad to do it, since I have been nursing her all this time and looking forward to seeing how this plethora of buds open up here shortly.
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Reply #1 of 1 posted 5 APR by Margaret Furness
I'm told that viruses can spread between roots of nearby roses.
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