SHOP PRODUCTS
Houzz Logo Print
adam_harbeck

Rose advice- rose to compliment mutabilis and plumeria

Adam Harbeck
9 years ago

Hi all,

This summer, the 4m tall Japanese cumquat that came with the house has really gone backwards. I don't know why, but am thinking something to do with a combination of drought stress and limey soil. I've applied sulfur and iron chelates to the root zone and upped the irrigation, but if that fails to solve the problem I have decided to use its corpse to grow a climbing/sprawling rose.

What would people suggest for a large, no spray, well foliated rose for a southern Californian type climate, next to a mutabilis and a white plumeria?

You can see the Mutabilis is a beast.
I was thinking perhaps a climbing Maman Cochet, Cecile Brunner or SdlM. But would probably prefer something that better suits the lemon, pink and cerise mutabilis blooms.

Any ideas?

Comments (30)