Platinum Rose & Interesting Rose Facts

If you want to give a gift that will last a lifetime, look no further than a real rose that has been covered and preserved in platinum. Platinum is a stunning, dark gray precious metal that is used to ensure through a 40-step process, a platinum rose will last forever. While real roses will fade in just days, the platinum rose will remain strong and lifelike as long as you have it.

It's true that roses are some of the most beautiful and fragrant flowers around, but they are not without their problems. Roses are subject to several diseases, most of which are fungal in nature.

Black Spot is one rose fungus that was first observed in different countries around 1830. It affects the leaves of the rose during the spring when conditions are moist and humid. With wind-borne rain splashing newly sprung leaf tissue on the plants, the disease progresses from leaves on the lowest part of the plant, upward, eventually causing black spots and the leaves to fall off.

The black spots found on rose leaves are circular and have a perforated edge. They reach a diameter of about 0.55 inches. Plants that are badly affected, however, will not have the typical circular pattern as they end up combining together to form large black masses. The usual treatment of Black Spot is to remove the leaves that have been affected and spray the plant with an anti-fungal solution. If left un-treated, some of the stems of the roses could also become infected ultimately weakening the plant over time.

The Black Spot infection can be slowed down by removing already infected leaves as well as leaves on the ground that have fallen. Also avoiding wetting the leaves of the rose plants when watering, can go a long way to helping keep the disease at bay. An infected plant can also be moved from the area in which it has been planted which will slow down the disease to other plants, but this should only be a last resort. Various types of fungicides have proven effective when sprayed as soon as new leaves emerge or, at the first appearance of the disease. The spraying usually has to take place more than once, at 7 to 10 day intervals through the warmest part of the season in which the plant will grow. The Black Spot fungus is most active when temperatures reach anywhere between 75 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit.

A platinum rose will never have the worry of being infected with a fungal disease. With its platinum coating it is essentially protected from the types o damage that would come to the real thing. A platinum rose will need some light dusting now and again, but other than that, it's simply a lovely, touchable flower meant to last a lifetime.

Sophia Grace is a collector of platinum rose gifts. You can view a huge selection of platinum rose gifts at Plated Gold Roses.