Tassie Teas

The first roses almost out for the season are the Teas:

'Indica Major'

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'Monsieur Tillier'

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'Marie Van Houtte'

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'Lady Huntingfield' (HT but grows like a Tea for me)

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'Comtesse de Labarthe'

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"Adam" (note double quotes)

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'Safrano'

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Lots of others on their way... black spot is becoming a problem among the Teas.

Blackspot on your teas surprises me. We get very little up our way (some but not a problem) and even when the DAs used to be covered with it they stayed relativly clean.

I am not saying they are completly clean of it but it not a real problem.

i was supprised after we got all that rain the teas that i have came down with a little mildew

Even our black spot gets black spot Gary.. nothing surprises me down here

On the other hand check out my DA 'Heritage', taken today in a no-spray garden. It's in its third year here and looks amazing:

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So far it leaves the Teas for dead health-wise, except for 'Monsieur Tillier', which is by far the best of the Teas here. It's been a cold, long, wet, winter here so I'm not surprised they have developed disease symtoms.

Note the tree in the background is my Dwarf Mulberry Tree.. only just now leafing up.

Actually after all the rain and the warm weather that we have had our roses are quite clean. I think the rain has washed away the spores at the right time (touch wood).

I gave up any ideas of growing DAs after visiting Susan Irvines place down your way and saw her Heritages. Clearly they are cold weather roses whereas the teas like a it a bit warmer.