Pink roses speckled with darker pink dots - The result of a rose being infected with the fungal disease Botrytis cinerea.

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The Botrytis fungus germinates when roses are wet in cool weather. Besides spotting, it can also cause rotting of petals, balling of flowers, and black canker.

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Location: Valley Gardens Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Aldercy Carling / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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