Disease Resistant Roses

The good news is that rose plant breeders have spent years putting a great deal of effort into developing roses with great resistance to these problems. This means that today there are lots of great disease-resistant roses to choose from.

Here at Jackson & Perkins, we’ve made it easy for the gardener. We have a huge selection of disease-resistant roses for sale. While this collection of roses has been chosen primarily for their disease resistance, each one is more beautiful than the next. Plus, starting with a disease-resistant rose bush helps you eliminate problems before they start.

Other preventative steps you can take to prevent disease from damaging your roses is to make sure you plant your roses in full sun. The rose plants can tolerate some shade but that will open the door for fungal disease. Water the ground — not the leaves. Keep the foliage as dry as possible when watering. Space your roses to allow good air circulation. With all the beautiful roses to choose from, it is difficult not to try to fit one more rose bush into the space you have. Either expand the size of your garden or place that extra rose in a different location where it can be less crowded.

This will make the maintenance of your rose plants much easier and less time-consuming. With all the varieties available and the great disease-resistant roses, every gardener should include roses in their gardens — even the novice gardener.