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  • Powdery Mildew 1
    Credit: Michelle Grabowski
  • Powdery Mildew 2

    Credit: Michelle Grabowski

  • Powdery Mildew 3

    Credit: Michelle Grabowski

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green arrowPowdery Mildew
Sphaerotheca pannosa

  • Powdery white coating on leaves, stems, flower buds and flower stalks
  • Leaf tissue may be tinted red around the infection
  • Leaves can be twisted or curved at the site of infection
  • Infection often most severe on young leaves
  • Typically occurs mid to late summer
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  • Rust 1
    Credit: Michelle Grabowski
  • Rust 2

    Credit: Michelle Grabowski

  • Rust 3

    Credit: Michelle Grabowski

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green arrowRust
Phragmidium mucronatum

  • Orange raised bumps on underside of leaves
  • Twisted or bent leaves, with orange lesions
  • Powdery orange spores released from all lesions and spots
  • Severely infected leaves may wilt
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  • Herbicide damage 1
    Credit: Michelle Grabowski
  • Herbicide damage 2

    Credit: Michelle Grabowski

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green arrowHerbicide damage

  • Leaves are small narrow and may be twisted
  • In spring, leaves emerge in tight clumps and remain small and thin
  • Affected leaves eventually turn yellow and die
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  • Virus 1
    Credit: Michelle Grabowski
  • Virus 2

    Credit: Michelle Grabowski

  • Virus 3

    Credit: David Zlesak

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green arrowVirus
Rose Mosaic Virus

  • Unusual yellow wavy lines, circles, spots or mottling on leaves
  • Symptoms are most obvious in cool weather in spring and fall, may become faint in the heat of summer
  • Leaves can be leathery, wrinkled or distorted
  • Plants can be stunted or grow poorly

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