Neal, you can't go wrong with Palatine.
This year, I only had 1 rose with RRD, and it is one that had it in past years. I thought I had the whole rose dug out, but evidently there were some roots waiting to grow. The way you handled the infestation is the way the public gardens are approaching it as they try to save their gardens. I was touring a large botanical garden this summer and complimented a director on all their newer selections. I was tired of seeing the same old AARS roses from the 60s, and nothing new, so i thought it was a good thing. The director told me the only reason they had the new roses was RRD killed off the majority of the earlier ones.
Now that more people can recognize the early symptoms of RRD, we have a chance of saving more roses.
