Not much use without a trellis or arch, rros. If she hasn't got one might be and idea to build one, otherwise, well, the rose won't have snything to support it's rapidly growing upright stems and lovely white flowers. Once that's established, cutback and train shoots with the view to covering the frame. regards Bill

Kalista a climbing rose can be grown sucessfully in a pot provided it is in one that is big enough. Stay away from peat based compost and plant it in top soil with added manure or John Innes with added manure

Hi Bonnie, yes, you can. When you're out and about, notice the overly vigorous, large, stiffer growing, quite thorny Iceberg plants you'll see. Those are actually more toward the climbing end of the mutation as opposed to the more limber, arching, shorter (in relation) growing ones with many fewer prickles. Climbing Iceberg is studded with large, sharp prickles, much more so than the non climbing version. Wander through your neighborhood and even other mass plantings of Iceberg where you find large, thorny plants of it. Those are actually climbing and are being used as large shrubs by keeping them pruned.

jacqueline9CA Those are fantastic pictures! I hope I can eventually create something so tranquil. It looks liken you paired it with maybe a Jackmanii clematis? It seems they pair really well together. I actually have been thinking about planting a rose with my jackmanii. Have you had much trouble with them overpowering each other? It looks like it also gets to be in the 15' range for height for you? Do you zigzag it to increase the horizontal lengths to increase blooming? I am trying to think how I could incorporate it with my jackmanii and still get good coverage on the large lattice I have set up. I didn't think I wanted something that would be big.... but maybe I do since I have a 4' by 14' lattice with the clematis, and so far the clematis doesn't fully cover things up yet so it makes me think I could afford to over plant here. Patti W - Thanks for the heads up about potential cane hardiness issues. I am in Boise Idaho, so its naturally pretty dry here, which is nice that disease pressure doesn't seem too terrible relative to what I hear for others around the country. So far this winter we have been mostly in the 20's Fahrenheit for lows, but the last few days have been in the 0-5 degree range for the lows. I am trying to be extra conservative to my already conservative guesses for climbers. Iceberg blooms on old wood I am reading so cane hardiness is definitely something I care about.