Thanks for your information, Theo. I didn't find out about the negatives of
DA roses until after I'd purchased them. (...in denial?) They do have
vigorous growth, I'll say that! My DA roses (except for Mary Rose) put the
other bare roots to shame. The climbers are the most vigorous growers and
bloomers of all!?! Go figure.

Thanks for the information on Erase; I'll have a look for it. I think I've
also got a problem with botrytis as well. sigh Oh, well, I guess I'll just
learn to appreciate the beautiful blooms all the more when they appear!

Sue in SoCal

"Theo Asir" wrote in message
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prettiest for my rose garden. Four climbers to go on the corners of a
gazebo
(St. Swithin, Bro. Cadfael, Kathryn Morley, Constance Spry), the rest
(Mary
Rose, Evelyn, Glamys Castle, Heritage) for the rose bed.

Susan, I grow all these except Cadfael & Swithin.

As a disclaimer, Austins have a well
documented problem with SoCal climate.
The warmth w/ no real winter chill causes
weird wild growth.

Typically roses do very little the first year.
They just don't have the roots established
enough to do anything.

These roses grow very well for me. Mary rose
(I grow Winchester cathedral her sport) is
absolutely covered in blooms for her second flush.

Mildew is something almost every rose is suseptible to.
Many SoCal growers use a jojoba oil product called erase.

--
Theo in Zone 5
Kansas City