Seeing suspicious growth on multiple established roses (Drift, Belinda’s Dream and Mutabilis) in Austin and looking to confirm RRD. Early in the season I was thinking/ hoping it was a stress response to iron lockout but fear its disease.
Symptoms:
- Witches’ broom / dense clustered growth
- Strange morphology: Distorted, congested new growth
- Showing up across multiple plants but isolated to only a 3/4 acre portion of the property
What I’m not clearly seeing is the classic red growth (except maybe on the Mutabilis.)
No herbicide use.
I manage landscapes professionally, so trying to be measured here before pulling dozens plants.
Photos attached — does this read as Rose Rosette Disease to you?
Would you remove immediately, watch closely and/ or send to AgriLife Lab?
Pic 1: Mutabilis,
Pic 2-4: Drift,
Pic 5: Belinda’s Dream
by ZombieHot6489
2 Comments
Yea
Yep. That’s it. I’ve got it here, too. I’ve pulled out two plants and will likely lose two more. No more roses in those beds.