Roses are an extremely popular flower with a very significant problem. Sunny, moist climates encourage the proliferation of foliar diseases which usually require frequent applications of fungicides to keep the leaves from becoming covered in unsighly black spots. Researchers at Auburn University have been studying the disease resistance of groundcover or shrub roses to these diseases.
Below are links to reports on their research as well as photos of some of the cultivars that they are studying.
A Rose is Not Just a RoseThe following articles appear in Something to Grow On (our on-line newsletter).
Scroll down to the table of contents and click on the articles.Rose Sensitivity to Blackspot and Cercospora Leaf Spot
Update on Shrub and Groundcover Roses
CAREFREE DELIGHT
CAREFREE WONDER
FIRST LIGHT
HANSA
JEEPERS CREEPERS
LIVIN' EASY
NEARLY WILD
PEARL SEVILLANA
PINK GROOTENDORST
RALPH'S CREEPERS
ROSA MUTABILIS
ROYAL BONICA
SEA FOAM
SEVILLANA
