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5 MAY 05 by
Lynn
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Almost all of the leaves on my rosebush shriveled up and died suddenly and I don't know why. I have watered it well, but it looks like it died from a lack of water. I cut the ends of the canes off because they were dead, but so far the rest of the canes are green. Has anybody else had this happen? Do you know what causes it?
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I don't know what zone you live in, but two possibilities come to mind:
1. If your rose was planted in a container and you had a saucer under the container, the rose could have died because of "root rot". Roses need very good drainage to thrive. Roses grown in containers should be lifted off of the hardscape so that all of the excess water can drain out of the pot.
2. If you have not washed the undersides of the leaves of your rose, you may have had a spider mite infestation which would cause the problem you describe. Many people growing roses use a miticide to control this insect, but washing the undersides of the leaves works very well, too.
Smiles,
Lyn
helpmefind.com
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