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Strange Sappy strings and rings
Peter asks:
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Last year my english roses developed strange sappy strings with little rings that hung from the bottom of the strings. I would discover this in the mornings....there were many coming down from all parts of the roses. Does anyone know what this is?
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Does it go away or is it more like its growing on the roses? Is it yellow-orange? Sounds like it could be Dodder. Dodder, Cuscuta species, is a parasitic annual plant that infests many crops, ornamentals, native plants, and weeds.
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The strings are sap. It sounds horrible, but it looks and feels rather like saliva. The rings look like what I can only describe as similar to a snail. These rings hang from the bottom of the drips. The process seems to take place overnight, I find the plant covered with them in the morning. It seems to dry up with the sun, so this is not a parasitic plant in my opinion. This has affected only my english roses, not the floribundas.
Thank you so much for your help!
posted by Guest on 04/05/13 at 1:02 pm