Beautiful cats Zuzu.. I'm partial to pastel calicos (or any calicos for that matter)..
Neal, Most of my Austins came from Vintage roses and are on theri own roots. The exceptions are Christopher Marlowe, Graham Thomas, and Tea Clipper... and maybe Gertrude Jekyll.. Black Spot is worse some years than other. If I use Mr. Lincoln as a gauge for the worst black spot (defoliates every year), none of them come close to being that bad. Nefertiti is a pretty happy camper overall. Tea Clipper seems disease free, although I've only had it a few years and the last 2 winters were warm and dry. Christopher Marlowe gets black spot, but seems to recover quickly, and never really looks bad, even when it's dropping leaves.
