Roses Archives - Hydrangea Guide

In this guide, I show you some of the most common rose problems caused by diseases and pests. With pictures, identify your problem now.

12 Common Rose Problems and How to Identify and Treat Them

October 19, 2021 John

Last updated on November 5th, 2021 Roses are considered the queen of flowers due to their popularity worldwide, and as beautiful as they are, they have their own share of problems with diseases such as blackspot, rust and mildew being some of the most common but more on these below. There are some rose cultivars designed to be more pest and disease resistant, but I have never found a specific rose that doesn’t suffer from one issue or another. In…

Caterpillars on Roses – Killing Rose Sawfly Larvae

September 14, 2021 John

Last updated on November 5th, 2021 Your beautiful roses have been thriving and then all of a sudden you start noticing that the leaves are curling inwards or outwards, scars on the stems or holes in the leaves. You look for the root of the problem and discover rose sawflies are plaguing your roses. It is actually a fairly common problem, so what do you need to do? How do you deal with rose sawflies without causing further damage to…