Baltimore Belle is a wonderful rose here! Hardy, fragrant and disease-resistant. I think you'll be glad you kept her for yourself. :-)

I gave up on Jaune years ago, never bloomed or grew very large due to winter kill.

Lori, you're echoing my dismay. I had visions of JD's blooms hanging down from the tree, smelling it in the warm, still Summer air, but where I am now, it's just not meant to be. True, this Winter was extreme, but I think I was destined for failure thinking I could grow something marginally hardy in a non-protected spot.

So, I got 'Baltimore Belle' in the ground. When I took it out of its pot, the roots were circling and engulfing the soil all throughout. I couldn't dig down quite as deep as I'd have liked (a tree root ran across the bottom of the hole, but there was room for the rose's roots to grow around it), and the top of the soil line from the pot was about an inch above the soil line on the ground. I mounded the backfill, mixed in leftover manure, peat moss and mulch, and spread it so the slope of the mound wasn't very extreme.

Then came the task of untangling the clematis from the twine I had tied to a branch and left to dangle down as something to climb. With that out of the way, I played with how I wanted to attach the canes to the trunk of the tree before putting in a few nails and holding the canes in place with twist ties. Then I took the unraveled clematis and weaved it into the rose's canes.

Here are pics -- but I should add that this tree is on its way out. The main branch on the right, after the first fork from the base, is dead. Last year, one smaller branch on this section was dead and I sawed it off. Soon after, the whole section died. I'm going to leave it, though, to serve as a support for the rose and clematis. My landlord told me it's already about ten years older than Japanese maples tend to live around here.

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Here you see the clematis 'Sweet Summer Love' planted to the right of 'Baltimore Belle.' The clematis has two very long stems now, which I separated and trained to "hug" either side of the tree by weaving it into different canes on 'Baltimore Belle.' There are several smaller stems further down, and the longer stems are starting to branch. Being a hybrid of Autumn Clematis, I think this will have no problem getting into the tree via the rose.

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That one cane in the pic below is eight feet long. Imagine me dealing with that on a train! My friend will be getting a rooted cutting instead -- much easier to transport. Oh, and if you were wondering, 'Baltimore Belle' came a year ago as a band from Vintage Gardens. Yes, it grew this much its first year -- those are all last year's canes, and are already loaded with flower buds.

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~Christopher

I say go for it, Christopher! I haven't even fussed with many noisette-teas here in Portland, mostly just good ol' Madame Alfred. Baltimore Belle is a beauty and, as I recall, she blooms for an extended time, although only once. Her foliage is healthy so she's nice to look at when not flowering. Your clematis might extend the overall flowering event. Do tell. Is Sweet Summer Love really fragrant? Carol

According to what I've read of it, yes, 'Sweet Summer Love' is very fragrant. It is supposed to start blooming a little earlier than its species-parent, but still late in the season. The flowers are small but in large clouds, and in shades of cherry-red and purple. Sort of like a darker 'Rubromarginata' -- which was my initial choice, until I found out about this one.

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~Christopher

Yum!

Baltimore Belle is one tough survivor. She laughs at the wind from the Pacific ocean that is blowing her around. Seems very drought tolerant too. Now if I could just get rid of the rose slugs...

Diane

can't wait to see pictures-----Florence

That is going to be awesome.

Anne

Christopher, I always appreciate your "CAN DO" attitude and willingness to experiment. I purchased SSL clematis this spring to share the wall with Aloha Hawaii, Parade and Dixieland Linda.
I hope they do well for both of us.
And I am growing Juane next to Mel's Heritage (which you suggested) up against a sheltered southern exposure...so...wish me luck. It is c r e e p i n g along.
Susan

Baltimore Belle appreciates a little shade from the hot afternoon sun. Her petals are like the old fashion type roses, which means they are thin. She also needs to be guilded to where you want her to go as her canes, when young, are pliable. I like her because she blooms later than most roses and has loads of buds.

Mayday, mayday, where can I find a Baltimore Belle?

in stock at rogue valley roses https://www.roguevalleyroses.com/rose/baltimore-belle

Thanks fogrose for the link, they have the once blooming version. There is a repeat version out there, I am hunting for it. :-)

i think b belle repeats in certain climate zones but not all. she had a long bloom season for me (pacifica, ca).

Thanks fogrose. I think everything repeats over there. Blushing Lucy repeats there too, but not here......

Chris, would you please let us know how many days yours in bloom this spring?

Sure! Last year and the year before I had running threads with pics of the Spring show, so I'll be sure to take extra pics of 'Baltimore Belle' from beginning to end.

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~Christopher

Thanks Chris, that sounds great. I'd love to see all the photos! :-)

Chris, Where can I find a Giardina??

I never heard of that one -- and it doesn't seem to be anywhere in this country. It looks like someone crossed Souvenir de la Malmaison with a Wichurana rambler and got a repeat-blooming climber out of it -- very pretty.

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~Christopher

Thanks Chris for checking on this rose, that's why this rose is no where to be found......if you have time would you please breed one like that? :-) That's really a pretty rose indeed. Bought a look like-Nahema, I know it's not hardy enough for here, grow it in a pot. :-)

I wonder if Sombreuil would work for you where you are.....or maybe Garisenda....or Souvenir de la Malmaison, Climbing.....

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I have a Sombreuil (a 3rd yr old band), it stays @ 1' tall; have 3 SdlM coming this spring, 2 bush kind & 1 climber, I lost a potted SdlM cl band last fall, mice ate the whole thing in a garden shed. I will check on Gaisenda. Thanks for the tip! :-)