This rose grows all over Suquamish, Washington, where my sister used to live. I've wanted it for years, scentlessness, mildew, and all. There's a lot to be said for a cheerful color coupled with a robust constitution.

Nice shot!

Melissa

I love it.

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I have it. I love it.

Me too!

Looks good to me !!

Florence

I adore American Pillar. I grew one in Florida (until it died since it wasn't grafted) and loved the color of those blooms. Photos don't do it justice.

I think this is a charming rose-you just have to consider the thorns as a part of its charm-I do agree on the robust constitution!

patricia

Nice pictures!

That's a charming picture. Also, the rose looks vigorous but not monstrous. I had the impression this one will be a monster. ( sucker very badly) How bad is the suckering?
I have one in a gallon pot that needs to go in the ground.
How many weeks does it bloom?
Linda

Sure wish it was cane hardy up here. It survives our winters and blooms - at about 2' tall. Patricia and Paul, your photos make me very envious.

My understanding from my father's third wife in Upstate NY is that it will die almost to the ground but by June when it blooms, it is up to 5-6 feet.

Linda, it blooms quite a while. Of course, that depends on the heat. It is worth having and I never knew it to sucker. It does need judicious pruning each year. I have it where it cannot get too out of bounds. I was under the same impression. Thorns are no different from New Dawn or any other climber/rambler.

Mine is about to bloom. It is covered in buds. I like it because it blooms well for me in the shade and competes with the 70+ year old oak it is climbing up. It mildews a bit, but not enough to be a problem. And when it blooms it sure puts on a show!

I certainly love it. It covers two archies in my gardens. In addition, I have a blush pink sport of it that is also gorgeous as well. Can't wait to see it on it's own arch this spring! Best, Nick

I've seen it in bloom on an arbor at Longwood Gardens. It blooms only once per year, it's scentless, the flowers are pedestrian, and it's very susceptible to powdery mildew.

Pfeh!

It is pedestrian enough to be featured at Bagatelle at an entrance arch and Roserie de l'Hay. See http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rosa_American_Pillar_-_Bagatelle01.jpg

I believe I saw it in Monet's garden.

(To each his own. :-))

(I will freely acknowledge that for me scentlessness in a rose is a big fault. I realize there are many, many scentless roses, but nonetheless that's how my own preferences work.)

Patricia dear, your American Pillar is awesome, simply awesome! What a beautiful scene! I would love to sit with you and that cute wabbit ;-), on the bench under that rose! I do love scented Roses but some of my favorite Roses have no scent and I love them too! Love and hugs...Missy

Missy, it is so good to have you visit with us. I so miss you. How are you doing? Please come sit with me and let's just talk. Where is our sweet friend, Andrea? How are your families doing? I just would love to get a long note from you on how you have been doing and some pictures of your garden. Your garden has always been the goal/gold standard for me.

York rose,
Scent is very important me too, but once in a great while I make an exception. AP is one of them. Tastes just vary.
Melissa

Thank you, Patricia.

Lovely. We had a dorothy perkins at a previous property. It was stunning to see in full bloom. I am afraid to get a multiflora rambler here because of our RRD problems.

Pat, I have always admired your American Pillar. Beautiful specimen!

Carol

I have it and love it.
BC

I love mine too. It is just now making buds - the banksias are almost finished blooming, Vielchenblau is about to hit its stride, next is American Pillar. Mine is very healthy, no mildew or blackspot. It is getting huge, just a couple of years into the ground - is in full sun. As for lack of scent, if roses were kicked to the curb because they had no scent - how many glorious roses would disappear? Variety in form, bloom and scent[or lack of!!] is what makes the incredible number of roses available to us so intriguing. I have not found a rose I did not like - I find something to like about all of them. AP's blooms are a beautiful shade of pink with that little white eye.......I find it charming and look forward to its spring show with great anticipation.
Judith

'American Pillar' is a real survivor around New England and particularly on Cape Cod where it was sold by Mike Walsh at the beginning of the last century. Many of those plants are still going strong, most having done without fertilizer or care for almost a century. While the individual flowers are not in themselves particularly beautiful, that's clearly not the point. 'American Pillar' is a landscape plant and that was exactly the intention of Dr. van Fleet when he released this rose into commerce as one of the "dooryard" roses. It provides wonderful color in the landscape and 'American Pillar' is frequently seen growing up the sides of houses or sheds or tumbling over a stone wall or obliterating an ugly fence.

I just planted an 'American Pillar' I collected in my neighborhood and I expect it to grow up the south side of my garden shed.

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Nick sent me this beautiful picture of his American Pillar at Heritage Rosarium which is sporting a blush sport growing with the darker parent. I'm posting this for him:
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Is that what this rose is?
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Is it American Pillar? Possibly, but unless I'm much mistaken (& that's certainly possible) there are other roses that look like that, too. Is your picture from a "rambler" rose?

Yes, it is a rambler the rose was given to me by a person who did not know the name.
It blooms only in the spring, in the shade, it has wicked thorns, no scent, roots easily, the leaves are very shiny..I sent an email to someone who has IDed a rose for me before..and he suggested that it might be 'American Pillar'

My first American Pillar, the grafted one, bloomed profusely until it got shaded out by young trees. So I put another one, own root, in the vegetable garden, where it's doing just fine with the tomatoes. One of the very few I've planted twice. Aren't many roses I love more! If I ever figure out how to upload a pic from my hard disk on this Mac, I'll be happy to share.

I don't grow it and probably don't have room, but what appear to be American Pillars are growing over the hedges at homes in my neighborhood. They transform these dreary hedges into a wonderland. So I like it. :)

-Greta