Sigh...thanks so much. That's kind of what I was expecting, but I guess I didn't want to hear it. I just got my blue balloon flowers blooming and they are really striking against the orange of the CdM's. It just kills me to get rid of them. I think I will let the others across the way live until I see more obvious disease.
I am certain it's rose rosette, and yes, they came from the same 'big box' store. I couldn't resist. They were late summer super-clearance guys (like 2 for 5 bucks) with no flowers or buds to speak of. Every time I went by there, they were just baking in the hot texas sun in a corner by themselves, and finally I took pity on them and put them right smack in front of my house. This spring they came back like gangbusters, smelled heavenly, and would really take your breath away.
I do back up to a very large field/wooded area. God only knows what's in there, it's so thick and brushy that nobody ever ventures in there, and we sit up above it, so I don't even have access if I even dared.
I think I will just go ahead with the Julia Childs, and it they eventually go, so be it, and then no more roses. And that's funny about planting to clash with the neighbor's KOs, I was actually trying to HIDE their roses with mine!
Thanks so much!!
Amy
