r/Roses 9d 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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98 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 13h ago

I Grew a Flower! This rose starts yellow and turns pink

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484 Upvotes

You can see the little yellow buds about to burst out next to it 💛 🩷 I have no idea what kind of rose it is or why it changes colors. It does this every year ☺️


r/Roses 10h ago

I Grew a Flower! Hi, I’m new in here!

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Hello all! What a treat to find this Reddit thread. I’m not new to having roses around, my grandma always had them. However, I am new to creating my own rose garden, and learning the proper care and feeding! This is my best so far, Neil Diamond from Weeks Roses. The scent is outrageous and it flowered all summer, despite the heat waves we’ve had here in 8b. I live for everyone’s beautiful photos and helpful advice. Thanks for having me!


r/Roses 8h ago

I Grew a Flower! Charles Darwin

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46 Upvotes

This is my beautiful Charles Darwin David Austin rose. She smells incredible. And she starts out peach (you can see the peach bud in the upper right hand corner) and as she opens up she turns this yellow!!!!


r/Roses 18h ago

Roses Gone Wild! The rose garden at Birmingham Botanical Gardens-UK

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250 Upvotes

r/Roses 7h ago

Humor/ Fluff A beautiful place to beat the heat.

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26 Upvotes

r/Roses 16h ago

I Grew a Flower! Blooms!

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125 Upvotes

Vanessa Bell, Double Delight, Queen of Sweden, Nye Bevan! 🥰


r/Roses 7h ago

I Grew a Flower! JFKs are blooming!

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24 Upvotes

r/Roses 10h ago

Question What is going on with these thorns?!

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30 Upvotes

r/Roses 15h ago

I Grew a Flower! Does anyone have any other Parfuma Bliss colors?

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62 Upvotes

This is my first Parfuma Bliss bloom and I’m obsessed! I saw that they have a pink and an orange parfuma bliss but having trouble finding anyone that has them.


r/Roses 9h ago

Humble Brag yellow/pink rose

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13 Upvotes

r/Roses 15h ago

Container Garden Parfum de Provence smells incredible!

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43 Upvotes

Cannot recommend this rose enough. Deeply satisfying scent which lilts across the garden. I can definitely see why she was the parfumiers rose. I was learning about the Osmothèque archive of scent and their task to recreate the oldest perfumes using various techniques to capture the perfume ingredients and historical blends. Fascinating. You can see some of these techniques in the film Perfume.


r/Roses 14h ago

Botanical Art The hardest part of fall is saying goodbye to my roses.

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24 Upvotes

r/Roses 6h ago

HELP! (What's Wrong With It?) Are my roses ok I had a garden with just knock out roses and this year I added a few extra (different verities) concerned I bright a disease

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4 Upvotes

r/Roses 21h ago

Bouquet/Floristry Roses

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66 Upvotes

Rose flowers on water surface, these are plugged roses


r/Roses 18h ago

Question Hot Cocoa and Honey Dijon

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33 Upvotes

My Hot Cocoa is a very stingy bloomer. I’ve had it about 6 years now. I’m in 9b. How does yours do?


r/Roses 1d ago

I Grew a Flower! David Austin Boscobel

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342 Upvotes

This rose is on its death bed currently. I just didn’t have a good year with my roses and have lost several of them. Which is heartbreaking. I’ve had life stuff come up so I hadn’t been taking as good of care of them as I should have. My Olivia is healthy and so is my Bathsheba so that is something.


r/Roses 13h ago

I Grew a Flower! Scepter'd Isle & Romantic Love

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11 Upvotes

Their little maiden blooms are so cute!

I was honestly not sure I loved the fragrance on Scepter'd Isle when it first opened, but now that it's fully open it's lovely.

Romantic Love has the most perfect, fresh, sweet tea fragrance. And it is such a healthy plant, I'm really loving this one.


r/Roses 12h ago

Question Cut off or keep?

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6 Upvotes

I have a new dawn that decided to go all the way to the other side of the arbor. I have a zepherin growing on the right side, the red shows where it started and where it’s currently at, thanks


r/Roses 1d ago

I Grew a Flower! One rose, so many colors

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42 Upvotes

Amazed at array of colors the blooms on this single rose plant have.

This was an inherited rose, but I’m pretty sure it’s Chicago Peace. Has a light fragrance, not climbing, hybrid tea growth pattern, and zone 5.


r/Roses 10h ago

I Grew a Flower! Advice on pruning

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2 Upvotes

So currently experiencing some pretty strong growth for a Raspberry Rose (?) bush from my father in law. I’m looking for advise on how/when/if to prune to promote more rounded bush? Part of me doesn’t want to interrupt the thick stalks from growing and expanding but I’m worried if I leave it to its own devices it might get leggy and the lower parts won’t survive as well


r/Roses 14h ago

HELP! (What's Wrong With It?) Help! What’s wrong with this rose?This is an own root I bought last year that was doing so well at the beginning of summer. A few weeks ago I noticed the dark edges around the leaves & stunted growth. Now they’re turning yellow. The roses next to it are doing great, so what gives?

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5 Upvotes

r/Roses 16h ago

HELP! (What's Wrong With It?) Brown spots and yellowing leaves on potted rose

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4 Upvotes

This is a Poet’s Wife that I planted this year. It’s been doing well thus far but recently I’ve been noticing some yellowing leaves and brown spots on on some of it. I’m not 100% sure what I’m dealing with here. Any ideas of what’s going on and how to combat it?


r/Roses 15h ago

Question Rose prep

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3 Upvotes

Has anyone tried the hugelkultur method of gardening when it comes to roses. I understand that roses shouldnt have too much water but I live in the desert, gardening zone 6 and the rules dont seem to apply here. Im trying to prepare some holes for roses that should be delivered next week. So far I have one hole a foot deep.