This poor rose, firs of all destroyed by a deer who rubbed his horns on it, it managed to regrow back with an astonishing vigor even though the rootstock managed to take take advantage of the situation and became very vigorous as well (I had to cut everything).
This May though (very rainy) it had a serious problem of blackspot (probably due to the deer situation who weakened the rose), I kept spraying with copper and with strong systemic fungicide (I only use them in emergencies) and still all summer long had a serious blackspot and downy mildew problem.
Didn't re-bloomed (due to the fungus) and lost all the leaves, now (29 November) it managed to pup few last flower buds.
Patent application published Sep 13, 1955 "My new variety is the result of a cross made by me at my nurseries in Medina, between the unpatented varieties Soeur Therese and R. spinosissima."
