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Hi everyone

I am new to the forum and this is my 2nd year with my inherited roses. I was spraying for greenfly this evening and noticed a single stem that has no pigmentation. The leaves are white and the bud is pale. Wondered if anyone has any ideas. I’m curious to see what it blooms like, but worried I’m leaving something dangerous that should be cut away pronto.

Please excuse all the greenfly, I’ll hose them off tomorrow.

There are a couple of causes of lack of pigmentation in plants
One is genetics. It is a recessive gene that can cause part of a plant to lack chlorophyll. Causing a mutation.

Two, there could be a nutritional problem