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Posted by venessa z8 TX (My Page) on Wed, Sep 14, 05 at 18:23
| I have been looking at a few minis to order and noticed some really nice climbers. I was wondering if mini climbers bloom freely? I know that with my regular climbers I have to bend the canes to make them bloom along the cane. Will I have to do anything special with the minis? Thanks in advance.
Venessa |
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RE: Growing climbing minis
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- Posted by Maryl Z7 Okla. (My Page) on
Sun, Sep 18, 05 at 14:39
| It really depends on the variety you select. I grow Jeanne La Joie for instance and she blooms at the ends of her canes. Bending a cane over stimulates more canes to sprout from leaf axils. More canes, more blooms. But if I cut one of her canes down low instead of bending it, she will still bloom on the end of that cane. She ranks deservidly high in the ARS ratings and there are others out there that are also very good. When you narrow your choices down you may want to ask about the experience others have had with them. |
RE: Growing climbing minis
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climbing rainbows end has a huge early flush and then blooms intermittantly the rest of the season. mine is 2 years old and about 10 feet tall, I think I will have more blooms next year judging by my friends more mature one. This climber seems more disease resistant than its bush variety!
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RE: Growing climbing minis
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| Thank you both. I will definitely put climbing rainbows end on my list and as soon as I go through my list of wants I will post about certain ones :O) Venessa |
RE: Growing climbing minis
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| There is a new red miniature climber coming out in January. It sounds great with vigor and disease resistance and claiming lots of bloom. The name of it is Valentine's Day. |
RE: Growing climbing minis
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| Venessa, I grow climbing mini Magic Dragon which I received at a swap at Trinity Park about 3 years ago. I love it. It blooms all summer. The flowers are red-it's peaking out from behind the bird feeder in this photo: 
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