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climbing Double Delight

11 years ago

Is anybody growing the climbing form of Double Delight? Is it really that shy a bloomer? Is it still worth planting?
Thanks,
Adam

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comtessedelacouche (10b S.Australia: hotdryMedclimate)

11 years ago

last modified: 11 years ago

Well hello there, Adam! Just popped in here to take a look; doesn't seem to be much traffic.. I haven't grown Clg DD, but I did find a reference to it on a Victorian website, Silkies Rose Farm. I don't know anything about them, but they specifically un-recommended CDD, due to lots of green growth and not much bloom. They said they wouldn't sell it for that reason. They do sell the bush form. Don't know if that helps you in WA, but if you've heard something similar, it would seem to support that experience.

Comtesse :¬)

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roseladyvic
11 years ago
I have one in Victoria, have a few flowers but bush isn't even leafy and then it black spots. Tend to agree, but we are very wet here.
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ozmelodye
11 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
I'm also in Victoria, Melbourne metro area. Have never grown the climber and ended up removing the bush because of general lack of vigour in spite of lots of TLC. I was up at Silkies the other day; Diane Sargeant is very knowledgable and have had some very helpful advice from her over the years.
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Dont waste your time with double delight or other so called classic roses. Try jasmina available from treloars or pierre the ronsard - which can be slow to establish. Or new dawn can be an agressive thorny climber . Or even crepuscule which is a big rambler and thornless. Ditch double delight .
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