The third is my much loved Perle d'Or. A large polyantha that produces more bloom than foliage, non-stop! This rose I want to replace but I will wait for the time being. I lost this rose to the dreaded disease Rose Rosette Disease known more by its abbreviated initials of RRD. RRD is a mite that gets into the root system and produces strange growth then the rose eventually dies. The mite is spread by the wind and harbored in the common "scrub rose" multiflora that grows along the side of the road or abandoned fields.
Perle d'Or was on the 'Joyce Brown Side'. I have two other roses that were in close proximity to my infected rose and they are not showing any signs of disease after one year. I have not pruned them so as not to provide a entrance for the mite. I have closed my eyes to that garden and let it go for the time being.
Once you detect the disease, you should spray the rose with hairspray and dispose of the shrub in plastic garbage bags. It is very contagious.
Perle d'Or, polyantha
Rambaux, 1884
A peek into the 'Out Back' or 'Jesse's Yard' from the 'Joyce Brown Side'.
4 comments:
Oh my gosh. All that blue!! Love it. I recogonize Black and Blue Salvia?? So lush!
yes, Black and Blue on left, Argentine Skies lower left and a sport of something on the right.
Notice the long strappy leaves.
Thanks.
I just planted Perle D'Or and I don't know why it took me so long. I've always heard it is one of the best. Mine is still small and planted in a rather shady area. I hope it will overcome that.
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