Lady H is a fairly low matenance rose for me here on the Texas gulf Coast. I got the bush first from Antique rose Emporium and later found the climber from roses unlimited. They are both great roses for me. Some say that the bush isn't as vibrant or whatever as the climber, and while the climber may grow a little faster, I find they both bloom a good bit.

We get into the 100s and have freezes and down to the mid 20s here and they both bloomed right through winter, never even lost their leaves.

It should do well for you. Olga grows a climber up in Georgia I believe, you should have no troubles.

Oh that's good to hear that it does well for you on the TX coast! We have similar humidity in the summer but you guys get even hotter (feel for ya!!) Your winters are similar too.

I would like to get the climber as well, whenever I find it. Do you see a difference between the two? I read somewhere that some people think they are one and the same. It is so beautiful as a climber!

Do you grow yours in full sun or afternoon shade?

I hope Olga chimes in about hers as well.

~sjn

Mine get sun until about 3 or so in the afternoon. But before we moved they were both in full sun all day.

The climber is taller and might hold more buds, but the bush is still pretty. Eventually the climber will get a lot bigger based on what I have read, but they are both only in my garden about 3 years.

search for "lady hillingdon Olga" and you should be able to find multiple posts from her.

Thanks. I did a search and her comments were helpful. The coldest I've seen it here was about 3 nights in a row around 17 F or so. That was the winter of 2009/2010 so I should be good! Getting in the mid 20's F a few times is more typical. The frost doesn't usually last long.

I am glad to hear it will work in full sun. I want to put it by a little table where I can enjoy morning coffee and see the blooms and it is pretty sunny there :)

Mine is a very slow grower own-root, less than a foot tall after a year. It has had several flushes as small as it is, and is very healthy. I just wish it would grow faster. I have the climber on order.

Hi floridarose, mine is gonna be in a gallon size own root as well. Glad to hear yours is doing well. Where did you find the climber available?

Are you in a zone 9a or 9b?

I live in Central Fl so I really don't get freezes but I think it should do very well in N FL. I got 2 shrub form Lady Hillingdons in tiny pots from Burlington Nursery in CA and they are about 3 ft tall in 3 gal. pots which I am about to plant in the ground now. I love them! They put out large blooms which hold up well. I also got Devoniensis last year and they are in the ground this year. They are stunning large white flowers when fully open. That rose is really special. The buds when opening have a gorgeous blush color and amazing form. I think both should do really well for you in full sun and very light shade for part of the day.

Roses Unlimited. I'm pretty concerned, though, as I was supposed to receive them in March. I've emailed them twice with no response, which is highly unusual for them. I was supposed to receive it last year, but instead they shipped what I think is Dr. Huey. Talk about not happy when that rose bloomed ugly red. This is supposed to be a replacement. I was pretty surprised when they told me I'd have to pay shipping for the replacement, but I know all the rose suppliers are struggling. I just hope they're not having a major problem. Their roses are beautiful and big when you receive them.

Lady Hillingdon doesn't bloom much here in zone 10 S.Florida. Mine is several years old, in dappled sun and constantly suffers from large die-backs. Maybe she needs more sun, more chill hours? More sun I can give, but the temps just don't ever get into the 30's F here. I think you might have much more success with LH in zone 9.

The blooms are such a lovely color, they really stand out all the way across the garden. I can easily see them from the kitchen window. She's not a top performer for me, but I love her just the same!

Here is one of my Lady Hillingdons in a 3 gal pot. I'm Sure it will do better in the ground. I'm not sure how to load photos here but I will try and send a few along. I am trying to sen 2 photos of Lady Hillingdon and 2 of Devoniensis which was mentioned here.

I am so sorry. I don't know why these photos are rotated. I give up!

roseleighz, your photos are gorgeous! I do hope my LH and Devoniensis look like that someday! I ordered the climbing Devoniensis so I need to find a good spot for it. I am also planning to order the bush form. Is your Devoniensis in full sun or does it get afternoon shade?

floridarose, I do hope you get your climbing LH from RU. What a disappointment it would be to wait a whole year and then have it messed up. I don't think I could be that patient lol. I haven't ordered from RU yet but probably would if I found some stuff I wanted. I have only tried HR, Rose Petals Nursery, RVR, and DA so far. I ordered from JP years ago and had a horrid experience so never did again.

Avalon, I hope your LH gets going for you this year. Maybe Nik is correct and she does want more sun? I don't have mine yet so can't advise lol. I do wish I lived in Zone 10 FL instead of 9a though. Boy oh boy, all the tropical stuff I could grow without a gh!!! I would seriously have a huge jungle not a yard :D

I have Longan, Starfruit, and a little Jackfruit that I grew from seed, Monsteras, and 3 sausage trees (not fruit) that I have to overwinter in the gh along with a lot of other tropical stuff. Its such a pain.

~sjn

Thanks, I would appreciate it if someone could tell me why my photos rotated themselves. Getting to the subject, I have my Devoniensis in Full sun b/c I like it so much. The LH is in front of my Reve D'Or climber wich is spilling over the wall. The problem with roses in tight quarters is how to grow as many as you love and give them what they need. I have Reve D'Or, Prosperity, and Crepuscule climbing the north side of the south wall. I grow low shrubs like Natchitoches Noisette, International Herald Tribune, and Marie Pavie. I also have Out of Yesteryear pinned like a climber to the wall. Sun or lack of it is the biggest problem on that wall. Put things you love in plenty of light. Full sun is alway better than partial sun. Min. Is six hours for best performance. The other thing OGRs need is time to mature. I am guilty of taking out something that could work well if given the patience. So be patient, plant in full sun where you have it. Also feed tons of manure or organic Mills mix. There are people here that can suggest better things, I'm sure.

LH needs more sun in my garden, I think. I don't prune her at all, except to remove the deadwood from all the die-back she gets. I will try moving LH to more sun. If that doesn't work, well...could be nematodes? We've got 'em here, for sure.

We grow Lady Hillingdon, Devoniensis (shrub and climbing) and Grandmother's Hat in Lakeland. I like them all and they all do very well for us here. We do grow them grafted to 'Fortuniana' roots, and we also have a spray service for black spot (not sure how GMH would do without it). All of them rebloom quite well for us.

Malcolm, your garden is why I chose the roses I have in my garden! Thank you so much!! I try and visit several times during the year. Have you updated your photos to reflect how they are doing this spring? I saw them just before you cut them back, most likely.

I highly recommend a road trip to Florida Southern College just for the roses! I stay for a few hours to study them. It never disappoints! Just spectacular. I was thinking of joining the HRS. I would love to learn to graft the way you do and also would like to find out about things like Driselase that helps break down the seed coat to aid germination. I am just an amateur but find all of that fascinating.

Roseleighz, for some reason vertical photos taken/uploaded from tablets/phones rotate if not uploaded from a computer or at least a photo program.
A way to avoid that is to take horizontal photos.
However, if you import them through a photo program on your computer/phone/tablet you can rotate and re-upload them in your original post. By clicking on edit, deleting the old photos and re-uploading them.
Beautiful garden and setting btw.

I took the liberty and rearranged them for you, I hope you don't mind :-)

Malcolm, thanks for the head's up on the possibility of black spot on Grandmother's Hat. I will be sure to put it somewhere where it can get good air circulation. I hear a lot about people growing GH on the west coast and not so much about it here but it sure is pretty and worth trying :) How high has your climbing Devoniensis got for you there? I bet it is exceptionally vigorous on Fort rootstock!

I haven't been to FL Southern College's rose garden yet. I should definitely plan a trip down there sometime soon!

As far as grafting the only thing I have tried grafting is citrus. I would like to learn to graft on fortuniana. I don't know if the nematodes here are as bad as in Central or S Fl but I know we have them in the sandier areas of our property because I have had root damage on certain brugmansias that are susceptible to it.

Come to think of it, I also did some grafting experiments with some other members of the Brugmansia Grower's International several years ago. We were trying to graft brugmansia seedlings that we intentionally planted that were either full or partial albinos to regular green seedlings lol.

Thanks true_blue! Yes Jasmine, I want to graft onto fortuniana for flower output, and root health, but not size as everything gets huge down here. Malcolm's garden is amazing and inspirational. I think Devoniensis is in shrub form at the FSC Garden. I was surprised that it seemed to lag behind a little there in size compared to others. That garden is about two years old so I am guessing that it will catch up once it gets established in a few years.

I just got a 1 gallon Lady Hillingdon from Rose Petals Nursery in FL. It already has a bloom and 1 bud :) The flower is kinda beat up from being in the box but still cute!

We have the climbing and shrub forms of 'Devoniensis' in the FSC garden. Our shrub form is the back-sport of the climber, as often happens when you propagate this rose from side-branches. For us, the shrub makes a nice size rost bush, but nothing like 'Mrs. B. R. Cant' or 'Mons. Tillier', or any of the other Tea monsters; I'd say it's more like 'Safrano' or 'Lady Hillingdon' in size.