Halcyon said:Hello , I'm a new member zone 8b and would like to share with the you the most black spot resistant rose I've ever owned. I feel obligated to share this one since so many people have given up on roses due to black spot. Apricot Candy is her name and I've owned this one for over 12 years. About five years ago a terrible case of black spot took over all my roses and by the end of the summer I didn't have a rose that had a green leaf on it ! I'm still fighting the disease on a few of my roses (Pinata) to this day. Any hoot, Apricot Candy shrugged off the disease with just a few lower leaves showing signs of black spot. I didn't really think much of it (traumatized, hysteria and lack of sleep) at the time, since I was in total defense mode --raking, defoliating, and spraying like a mad woman. A few years went by and I happened to go to the local nursery in late August and I went straight to the roses looking for clearance deals. All the roses had varying degrees of black spot from everyday, overhead watering and lack of air circulation. When there in the back row I spotted 3 beautiful Apricot Candy roses with their shiny, leathery , green leaves intact. The clouds parted, the birds sang, and a radiant sunray shown down from the sky and I knew-- it was a sign to buy 3 more!
AC is a grandiflora yet, I've been seeing her sold as a HT online and In one of the nurseries here (not the one I bought it from). I'm sure it is the same rose--it looks the same in the pics ? For me it grows 5' x 4' and it is heat resistant as well.
@Halcyon, Apricot Candy sounds fabulous! How would you describe its fragrance? (Fruity? Lemon? Citrus? Licorice? Etc.) The NGA info just says "Moderate."
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