Recommendations for climbing roses in zone 5a
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Which OGRs for zone 5a
Comments (11)Here are the OGRs that I currently have: Rose de Rescht - hardy, repeat, fragrant. Gets some blackspot (I don't spray). Baronne Prevost - Hardy, doesn't repeat, not that fragrant, I don't understand the fascination for this rose. Jacques Cartier - Hardy, fragrant, minimal repeat. Mme. Isaac Pereire - Dies back to the ground, finally getting some buds after 3 years. Yolande D'Aragon - Finally getting some significant buds and growth after 3 years. Louise Odier - Very hardy, not much repeat, nice fragrance. Reine des Violettes - Finally got the thornless one from Home Depot 2 yrs. ago. OK I guess. Madame Hardy - My only once bloomer. Nice Damask. I had Maiden's Blush but it started getting weird growth so I took it out thinking it had some kind of disease (blooms were ho hum). General Jack - Another one from Home Depot. Survived the winter (barely), maybe a few little buds. We'll see. Heirloom Imposter - Thorny Reine des Violettes from Sam Kedem. Big horsey bush with small blooms, not much repeat. Hardy. Mary Daly - I am not sure if Polyanthas are OGRs. Good rebloom, growth in morning sun near east wall. Not much fragrance....See MoreDavid Austin Roses for Zone 5a
Comments (8)I grow several Austins here in Montreal (hot and also HUMID summers)and they do very well. I spray with sulphur in the spring, after pruning, and Safer's Defender in late summer, if needed. The only time I get a little blackspot is if we have a very cool, wet spring, and sometimes in the fall, if it's damp (I have no BS so far this season). I do get powdery mildew on a few that aren't on your list. Every area is different, you won't know for sure until you try. As others have said, they have varying degrees of winterkill depending on the winter, but they all bounce back and are blooming by early June no matter how low I've had to prune. I've never lost one in the ground (mine are planted around 2 inches deep, so I do mound them with about 10" of soil in November, just in case. Planting deeper will eliminate that chore). You will love their beautiful and fragrant blooms. These have all come through winter beautifully (grafted on multiflora, unless otherwise indicated): Graham Thomas (own root) Charlotte (own root) The Prince Sharifa Asma Evelyn Tamora Heritage Janet Pretty Jessica Jubilee Celebration Abe Darby Jude the Obscure Spirit of Freedom (own root) Crocus Rose (as everyone has said, the least winterkill) Judith...See Moreclimbing roses for zones 4/5?
Comments (16)I have this red climber which I have no idea what kind it is, got it about 3 or so years ago. It's canes seem to get about 6-8 feet, and it got a beautiful spring flush and now only gets a rose or two during the summer. but the canes are growing like crazy. at first I mistaken it for blaze, since the flowers looked like a blaze, but the canes didn't get as long and the leaves were slightly different. I have done nothing to it to protect it's canes during winter, it is in a southeast corner of the house.in fact it hardly had any winter dieback except at the very tips which I just pruned off in the spring. I wish I knew what kind it was so as to advise whether it would be good in a colder climate. I want to get golden showers and autume sunset but I read they are hardy to zone 6. So I am wondering can I still grow it here with minimal protection? You know just wrap the canes with burlap and a little straw in there to create air pockets. If I ever figure out what kind it is I will tell ya all, that way you know how hardy it is, and resistant to mildew, we had more rain this year than usual, and black spot tolerant, (it has a few spots but the overall bush is healthy looking and medium green.) the canes come out red at first then darken to medium green. What climbers are winter hardy and needs only about 4 or 5 hours sunlight which I can put on the north wall? RR...See MoreClimbing rose for Zone 5a/4
Comments (10)Climbers need to spread out semi-horizontally in order to bloom well. The space between the windows doesn't look big enough for a real climber. Possibly it could be extended sideways above the windows, although tending a large climber on a wall is a lot of trouble. Wrapping a rose around an 8' pillar would keep it narrower and provide the horizontality needed for good bloom. For example, you can use a 10' 4 x 4 with short horizontal arms attached at various heights, a rebar tripod, or a four-legged tower. You need a rose that is fairly flexible for wrapping. Some basic points are, don't try to grow a real climber on one of those dinky fan trellises, and be sure the variety you plant--whether shrub or climber--is fully cane hardy in your climate, or it won't make the kind of statement you are hoping for. You can get reliable advice about hardiness here, not necessarily at the garden center....See Moremichaelg
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