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Hello, We live in Oregon and we only have 1 rose in our garden. This year we plan to have a vegetable garden in pots.
Through the end of last year, ...
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Problem with Roses #869640
Asked May 22, 2024, 3:22 PM EDT
Hello, We live in Oregon and we only have 1 rose in our garden. This year we plan to have a vegetable garden in pots.
Through the end of last year, we started to see some problems, marbled leaves and black areas on roses. So we pruned it heavily.
This year, although the roses are good, unfortunately, we still have some problems on new leaves? I googled it but couldn't find if it is a virus or fungus.
What do you suggest us to do? Should we remove the problematic leaves or there is no hope and we should remove it all?
I was planning to plant some tomatoes to the same pot this year, is it dangerous?
Washington County Oregon
Expert Response
These look to me like roses with mosaic virus. See this information from WSU. You may want to plant the rose somewhere though this seems like a good time to replace the plant instead. It’s a lot of work to dig an established rose from the soil.
The pot shouldn’t have any disease transfer to the tomatoes. Here is an article on sanitizing pots between use.
The pot shouldn’t have any disease transfer to the tomatoes. Here is an article on sanitizing pots between use.
Thank you, so if it is a virus, will re-planting the rose save it?
Nothing can be done to cure this rose plant. It may be less vigorous than roses without it, which is why some gardeners choose to replace those with the virus.
