Dear gardeners,
I’ve been told I have fungus growing on the Rose leaves!
The leaves have patches of white stuff, they look and feel weak. If I try and clean each leaf with water, they’ll just crumble.
The Roses have been kept well over the years so I’m not used to seeing them ill. The only change I can think of is that I moved them to a new location.
I just don’t get it.

Thanks

It's possibly mildew, which plants are susceptible to if they are too dry. It's been a dry year in part of the country, so your roses may be needing extra water because of that; secondly, they certainly will be needing extra water because you've moved them and they'll need a season to settle.

On Jun 8, 9:48*pm, Sultana Wahab
Esmerdaceretttstamfiddevontthamspteadiyhe...@hotm ail.com wrote:
Dear gardeners,
I’ve been told I have fungus growing on the Rose leaves!
The leaves have patches of white stuff, they look and feel weak. If I
try and clean each leaf with water, they’ll just crumble.
The Roses have been kept well over the years so I’m not used to seeing
them ill. The only change I can think of is that I moved them to a new
location.
I just don’t get it.

Thanks

--
Sultana Wahab

Yes, Sultana, as the others have said it's mainly the drought, they're
struggling to settle in their new place, the roots are insufficient as
yet to maintain the plant properly and drought is a primary cause of
this type of mildew in the way that if you are well you tend to stay
well even if disease is around. If you're a bit run down or off colour
you are more likely to get ill. So just keep them well watered and not
too much feeding until you see signs of recovery. A fungicide spray
might help but they tend to work best as a preventative rather than as
a cure.

Rod

- Thank you Kay & Rod for your responses. I took note weeks ago. My Roses and its leaves are looking much better. I’ve been adding extra water than usual (not too much) and brought fungicide spray (used only a couple of times). Yes, your right, they need time to settle and I’m giving that.

- Thank you Kay & Rod for your responses. I took note weeks ago. My Roses and its leaves are looking much better now. I’ve been adding extra water than usual and brought fungicide spray (used only a couple of times). Yes, your right, they need time to settle and I’m giving that.

Good! Thanks for letting us know - it's nice to the outcome after people have asked advice

Good! Thanks for letting us know - it's nice to know the outcome after people have asked advice