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Advice re: climbing roses
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Posted by doingygirl (My Page) on Sun, Nov 9, 08 at 11:02
| I would like to plant a climbing rose along a north facing wall which receives partial sun during the day. I live in Washington D.C. and the area where the rose would be planted would be quite protected. Qualities I am looking for would be a rose that is quite hardy ( the soil is not very good), a rose that gives off a nice fragrance, and one which has a rich color since it will be along a white wall. I'm also not sure but would like to know if any climbing roses without thorns exist. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
robin |
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RE: Advice re: climbing roses
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| Zephrine Drouhin is thornless. I have one - it tolerates shade. Bright raspberry pink blossoms and heady fragrance. Google it and you might find in your area - not sure of your zone... |
RE: Advice re: climbing roses
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| Robin, I'm no expert, but I think "hardy" refers to the rose's ability to tolerate colder temperatures not the quality of the soil. Someone with more experience will correct me I'm sure. I'm not too far from you. There are a wide variety of roses to grow in this zone. For me, Zephrine Drouhin loses a lot of leaves to blackspot, but I don't spray. But she is gorgeous and thornless. She also doesn't rebloom too much for me yet. This may not be important. Some others to consider: Cl. Pinkie
Crepuscule
Parade (thorny) I'm not sure how these will do with less sunlight though. Robert |
RE: Advice re: climbing roses
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| Might I suggest Illusion, a red climber which is very disease resistant, nice fragrance but unforunately it does have thorns. |
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