spotty

[piranha]

when i bought this cultivar, named "jalitah", the label promised it would look like this: http://foto.mein-schoener-garten.de/neu,foto,user,cameo,654616,orig.html

unfortunately, mine blooms just plain yellow. except this latest blossom is sporting magenta spots. i've been wondering whether it might've been a label mixup, though in general the rose does comform to the description. maybe it's something in the soil, or something missing, that would get it to bloom according to type?

Comments

[red_trillium]

I think the spots are a disease or something, mine get that every once in awhile.

As to the rose not blooming true to description/label, it could be several things. It could have been mis-labeled at the nursery, it could be the soil conditions aren't ideal. It could also be a young plant??? I've noticed my roses are blooming better (colour/scent wise) now that they are a few to several years old. How long ago did you buy yours?

[piranha]

ah, interesting. i know very little about roses (more of an herb person). the plant is young; i bought it in early summer this year.

yes, i was thinking "disease" when i saw the spots. googling comes up with botrytis, which is a fungal disease abundant in our area. *bleagh*. it attacks all sorts of plants other than roses, so i guess i'll have to do some triage.

[red_trillium]

Keep an eye on it but you might notice some slight colour shifts over the next few years.

I get those spots on our roses sometimes, I don't usually bother treating but then I'm lazy and try to not treat every single little thing.

[green_knight]

It could also be a young plant???

Of course it is. It's a teenager. It has spots!

I'm not a rose expert (Robin McKinley would be the person to ask!) but I wonder whether they are indeed the same cultivar - this one seems to have straighter leaves and looks - at least from this angle - to be less complex than the ones I've seen in images.