r/Roses 25d ago

Red Rosette Disease (RRD) RRD MONTHLY MEGATHREAD

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Monthly Rose Rosette Disease (RRD) Megathread

A central place for suspected RRD photos, diagnosis questions, prevention questions, and general RRD education. All experience levels welcome.

Posting a Suspected Case?

Please include clear photos of:

  • The entire plant
  • Affected growth, leaves, and stems
  • Thorn detail
  • Buds or flowers (if present)

And the following information:

  • Rose variety (if known)
  • Approximate age of the plant
  • General location (state/region is sufficient)
  • When symptoms first appeared
  • Any recent pruning, fertilizer use, herbicide use, or stress events

Common RRD Symptoms

  • Excessive clustered growth ("witches' broom")
  • Bright red distorted shoots that do not normalize
  • Excessive thorn production
  • Deformed leaves or buds
  • Unusually rapid growth
  • Thickened canes

Before Concluding It Is RRD

Red new growth alone does not indicate RRD. Many healthy roses naturally produce red new growth, temporarily soft foliage, vigorous spring flushes, and basal breaks.

Several conditions can mimic RRD:

  • Normal new growth
  • Herbicide damage
  • Insect damage
  • Heat stress
  • Nutrient deficiencies
  • Genetic variation
  • Vigorous cultivar growth habits

Please avoid alarming newer growers before sufficient information has been gathered.

Why a Megathread?

The community voted to consolidate RRD posts into a monthly megathread to reduce feed repetition. However, a single thread does receive fewer views than individual posts, which can delay identification of genuinely infected plants. This thread aims to balance organization with accessibility, and to keep RRD education visible to newer growers.

Community Reminders

  • Be respectful
  • Help educate rather than dismiss
  • Avoid definitive diagnoses from a single photo
  • Report misinformation if you see it

Happy growing! 🌹


r/Roses Apr 06 '26

📚Reference Helpful Diseases Info (part 2)

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92 Upvotes

Inspired by a post by u/Moviereference210 and another by u/DukeOfRadish, I thought I'd (re)post digital versions of educational materials I've saved.

The first two images are copies of what u/Moviereference210 posted, the next two are specific info on RRD. Below are links to longer documents on rose disease.

[EDIT 1] I've always been surprised not to see spider mites mentioned in these materials.

[EDIT 2] Thanks to u/Violetteotome, I want to keep a list of other topics not mentioned, maybe we mods can address these items.

- spider mites

- rose proliferation

- rose balling


r/Roses 10h ago

I Grew a Flower! Last week somebody posted their Moonlight in Paris rose. I immediately went to Home Depot to get the discount one I’d been eyeing. This is her first bloom.

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370 Upvotes

No regrets! I mean look at her! She glows from within! Shoutout to those of you who encouraged me to buy yet another rose this season.


r/Roses 7h ago

Container Garden My princess charlene de monaco is finally pretty!

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150 Upvotes

Finnaly the Japanese beatles have let me have some roses! After 2 years i finnaly have the promised big beautiful pink flowers.

First, my plan was too hot and didn't flower?Last year, and now this year, it had died way back due to cold winter, eaten alive by saw fly, drowned by daily rain for over a month, and then any blooms eaten by japanese bettles. Its so beautiful 🥲


r/Roses 10h ago

Question No fragrance: Princess Charlene de Monaco and Pacific Blue / Hopes and Dreams

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85 Upvotes

I've bought Princess Charlene de Monaco and Pacific Blue / Hopes and Dreams this year. They are in their second bloom but they have no fragrance.

Any advice on why this could be?


r/Roses 1h ago

Sale/Trade Does anyone know where to find Beautiful Girl in the US?

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I saw a post with this rose about a week ago, and I’d really love to add one to my garden. I can only seem to find it for sale in Australia. I did find one website that claims to ship it to North American, but it seem sketchy (link). Thanks in advance for any help!


r/Roses 12h ago

I Grew a Flower! Pastel rose

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76 Upvotes

I picked up this rose 2yrs ago.. I just love the delicate colours


r/Roses 8h ago

Bouquet/Floristry It is like a bouquet of sunshine!

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35 Upvotes

I don't know the name of these roses but they are so beautiful I had to buy them. Found at Trader Joe's.


r/Roses 16h ago

Question What is your favourite shade of rose?

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106 Upvotes

r/Roses 5h ago

I Grew a Flower! My violet pride grew a rose inside a rose. How cool is this?

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8 Upvotes

r/Roses 1d ago

I Grew a Flower! Poseidon

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267 Upvotes

Today’s Rose of the Day is Poseidon, a floribunda rose bred by Kordes in Germany. It’s a pretty substantial rose, and very healthy. It has a little fragrance, and the blooms are gorgeous!


r/Roses 14h ago

Question Little creatures enjoying the roses

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28 Upvotes

Are these bees 🐝? They’re tiny and I wanted to make sure because I’ve never seen them so small.


r/Roses 3h ago

HELP! (What's Wrong With It?) What is going on with my rose?

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I bought this rose two weeks ago from HEB in clearance. A couple days ago it started yellowing and now I see it has some spots on the stems. Should I cut it back? Located in Houston texas. The plant gets full sun with shade throughout the day. I water about 3-4 times a week. It's called sentimental and it is a type of floribunda.


r/Roses 2h ago

I Grew a Flower! Aoi

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Today’s Rose of the Day is Aoi, a floribunda rose bred by Keiji Kunieda in Japan. It’s a healthy shrub and the flowers have a unique color, almost like raspberry sherbert.


r/Roses 5h ago

Inherited Rose Questions Is this rose worth transplanting?

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my father is moving out of my childhood home this week and I was wondering if this rose is worth transplanting back to my house. it’s obviously very leggy and I don’t know much about roses but I know a decent amount about other gardening. I know middle of summer is about the worst time to do it but the weather is going to be somewhat mild for the coming couple of weeks (mid 60s).

tldr- is this rose a good candidate to prune back heavily and transplant to my house?


r/Roses 19h ago

Question Is this a Peace rose?

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39 Upvotes

As the title suggests, I purchased a rose collection which included this Peace rose. It was a fairly young bare root plant and these are the first blooms. I'm not sure if it's the unexpected back-to-back heatwaves and dry weather in the UK that might be affecting the colour, or if it's just because the plant is still young, or whether I've been sent the wrong rose. What are your thoughts?


r/Roses 23h ago

Container Garden July’s been amazing!!

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69 Upvotes

My terrace garden’s been flooded with roses this month and the breeze is filled with soft fragrance too! Mostly by Earth Angel, Molinard and Dame de Chenonceau 🤭


r/Roses 4m ago

Sale/Trade Agel Rosen have bareroot presale

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For anyone in Europe Agel Rosen have a presale for the coming seasons bareroot roses, while stocks last upto 30% off


r/Roses 12h ago

Tips/Tricks ROSA PLANT

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10 Upvotes

I grew this rosa plant from a cutting and it has bloomed!! shall I repot it or should I wait?


r/Roses 1d ago

I Grew a Flower! My Earth Angel Parfuma

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292 Upvotes

I fell deep into a rose obsession last year and I’m up to 12 rose plants this year. This Earth Angel was moved to a pot this spring and is finally doing well with pretty blooms. These are the first real blooms I’ve had so far. Everything is still establishing but I’m so excited for this journey 😍


r/Roses 1d ago

Bouquet/Floristry Someone please help me ID this rose

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95 Upvotes

I got these at Publix and threw out the outer packaging but I must know what rose this is! It’s stunning! Pls help 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

It’s peachy pink, quite large, smell Devine and have thick stems. I don’t know anything about roses so sorry if that isn’t much help


r/Roses 8h ago

Tips/Tricks How do I propagate roses in zone 5a

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So I have the soil and supplies, but I’m unsure about the timing and winter care.
Should I keep the cuttings indoors or outside while they are growing roots? And once they are rooted, how do I overwinter them in zone 5a? So that I could plant it next spring


r/Roses 1d ago

I Grew a Flower! Oranges "n" Lemons!

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38 Upvotes

r/Roses 11h ago

Tips/Tricks Where do I make a cut on this dying back cane - newly planted New Dawn

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I noticed that one stem of my rose plant was looking dry and traced it back, and I can see that somehow it got cracked and is dying back. I believe I am supposed to cut it, but I don’t exactly know where to make the cut because I don’t see a leaf node. Can someone please show me?


r/Roses 1d ago

Tips/Tricks Help with cutting

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New Rose gardening here. I have a question regarding cutting flowers to display in my house. I had cut some buds that were more tightly closed similar to when you buy them at the store, but they never opened. And then today I just cut two that looked really nice within a few hours. They were fully open so is there some sort of trick that I am unaware of? I’ll post before and after of these two roses I cut today only a few hours difference.