AboutLynnette Payne Expertise I am knowledgeable in all aspects of growing roses, especially their disease problems. I can also help with organic growing of roses.
Experience I have grown roses for over 50 years, worked in a rose nursery in the Pacific Northwest and now, thanks to retirement, have managed to stuff over a 800 roses into an acre of land.
Organizations Vice president of a large garden club.
Publications Have written the modern and antique FAQs for Gardenweb. Answered Questions on AllExpert when it first started and have a rose information website with photographs which is still being expanded.
www.theoldrosarian.com
Education/Credentials I studied under a British Rosarian in regards to rose history, blood lines, identification, breeding, diseases and propagation.
Question Lynnette, I have a friend who has an established rose garden we live in Toledo ohio. 2yrs ago 1 rose started to get new shuts and they were covered with an over abundance of thorns and the bud on that stem was deformed other shuts were fine. Now this year 3 other roses on the other side of the bed have the same acurrance. Is the due to the irregular weather in spring or is there something internally going on. I have done research and found nothing on this subject. HELP! Thanks Christine
Answer I hope I am wrong but it could be the start of Rose Rosette. If it was only on one rose bush I would say with this weird spring weather we have had, I am getting questions pertaining to all sorts of strange growth on roses. It worries me that the other roses have got it too because it sounds like it has been spread. Rose Rosette is caused by a tiny mite which is spread on the wind and will infect any and all rose bushes near the first sick one. Here is a site that might be helpful to you. if that is not the problem and hopefully it isn't, because the roses should be dug out and burned. Usually the new growth is a red colour but not always on all roses. If it isn't Rose Rosette, then please get back to me. http://www.ars.org/About_Roses/disease_rosette1.html
