None perhaps until the third year. I have an own root climbing Eden that I got as a band from heirloom that is on its third year and has only given me 3 flowers since I got it. But everyone says to give it time so I'm being patient.

I had Teasing Georgia. No blooms and long canes the first year. A few blooms the second. Dead by the third. I didn't miss it, very disappointing.

It should bloom the first year. TG is not technically a climber, it's a shrub that can be grown as a climber in warmer zones. But give it more time, it does bloom in flushes, so if it missed the spring flush, it will likely bloom soon. It likes a lot of full sun.

Ok thanks guys, so it seems from the feedback here that I should get some bloom this year - or never as diane_nj experienced. Geez. Not happy to hesr that.

Anyway, any comments on Rosarium?

michaelg had/has Rosarium hopefully he chimes in on it. But with climbers you usually have to give them time, before they reward you. If it looks healthy I would not worry.

Ok great, yes, I'm fully aware of the time it takes for climbers to do much of anything. Just wanting to make sure all is fine so far. Also with TG which is not actually a climber, I'm surprised it takes so long to get blooms.

It does go in flushes. I had to dig mine up and it's in a pot and it had a slight bloom and nothing since. It's probably establishing roots, but putting out a 3 ft cane is a good sign.

Ok great, yeah, I planted all 22 roses in a new bed, the best flower bed I've ever created. Tilled the soil down to 20 inches, threw in tons of composted yard waste, cow manure, mushroom compost, some composted alfalfa and then some peat moss to loosen up the clay. No chemical fertilizers. So far looks really good.

I have some of them that have had 2 flushes already - Koko Loco, Dream Come True, Livin' Easy, Fragrant Cloud and Tower Bridge. Others have bloomed once. Just Teasing Georgia and Rosarium taking their time. I'm amazed that the blooms on my band size Fragrant Cloud are as big as the ones on my three year old grafted version of the same plant!

Well, I shall wait. Thanks all.

You planted these bands about 7 weeks ago now, so your roses are doing very well! All that bed prep really does pay off, now & in years to come. Gallons of Rosarium Uetersen (Seminole Wind) arrived here early June 2014 from Chamblee's. They went into 3 gallon pots, will be upgraded to 5 gallons this week & planted out in early September. (Tend to do this with climbers here in deer country, to keep a watchful eye on them as they grow.) They bloomed a few weeks later, but keep in mind they were larger plants than bands. Having satisfied myself they were indeed what was ordered, pinched off the rest of the buds that formed last year. Whether to pinch buds the first year or not is a personal decision, the idea being to opt for flowers or general growth. Nicely branched & hefty now, they've bloomed twice this year despite a relatively cool Spring & are setting buds for another round. Grew this lovely rose in another garden years back as grafted, and even then the first year's blooms were not as generous nor often as they became in following years. Remember this as a rose that improves with every year & happy to welcome it to this garden.

I just have to comment that if you want a climber that blooms almost instantly, try Colette. She took off like a rocket a few weeks after planting a few years back. She even pleasantly surprised me yesterday. On another thread, I said she was resting because of our extreme heat, but yesterday, I saw that she's trying to bloom again. Not sure that is a good thing, though, but I love that rose. Diane

Braverichard - I have both Rosarium Uetersen and Teasing Georgia (2 of them) in my zone 5 garden, and I echo everyone's comments to wait and let them settle in for at least 2-3 years before seeing significant blooms. I didn't even know what color the blooms were on RU except from pictures until the third year, but it put out these massively thick canes that didn't do anything. Then in year 4 - wham - loaded with amazing luscious coral blooms and it hasn't looked back since. Same with TG - plenty of room and good soil for at least 2 years with long gangly canes that maybe had a bloom or two, then loaded with blooms later. Some of your other roses are hybrid teas or floribundas that have different growth and bloom habits, so the contrast isn't surprising.
Diane - I agree about Colette being a fast bloomer for a climber, and I'd add The Prince's Trust as a climber that really wants to grow FAST - it was a band at least 4' high at first planting and it hasn't looked back since, with lovely deep red blooms.

Cynthia

I have Rosarium, it does gets better every year. I have quite a few climbers and this is one that goes in the front because it's so healthy and almost nonstop blooming once it gets going.

I was starting to wonder why I've never come across Colette in all my research as it sounds like a wonderful bush - grows well, good size, beautiful, strongly fragrant blooms, nice foliage, etc - till I found out that it is pretty much hardy to zone 7. So in my borderline zone 5/solid zone 6 it will need protection for its root and will die back completely yearly and without protection will probably completely die! Can't grow that one.

'Rosarium Uetersen' does take years to come into its own, but I think I got some bloom the first year. First couple of years it bloomed only at the end of basals and long droopy laterals. But after you get plenty of old wood stretched out, it blooms on short laterals in astonishing abundance and has excellent repeat for a climber.

I SP'd 'Colette' eventually. Little fragrance to my nose, very susceptible to blackspot and cercospora, and little repeat after the (very long and full) first flush.

I miss my Teasing Georgia! Mine was grafted and I didn't bury the graft, so she died in our first real polar vortex winter year before last :( I don't remember when she bloomed the first time, but she bloomed in nice flushes like many Austins do here. Gorgeous flowers, and I love whatever scent that is :) I'm going to replace her and put her right back where she was one of these days.

Thanks for the encouragement, I'm really interested now that you have given me an account of it surviving in your zone 5 and your elevation and overall climate is probably very close to mine. I have a very full sun location that it can go in - about 8 hours of sun - so mine should be even bigger than yours is now after 3 years of my planting it if I were to get it.

Yes, Colette is totally hardy here, though you probably get a little colder than we do. We were zone 6 until a few years ago. Here's Colette a few weeks ago. She's starting to bloom again in spite of horrible heat. Diane

I like my Colette, too. She does great here in all ways, but she didn't like partial sun like so many of my roses do (all morning to noon). I moved her to full sun all day long, and she got much better at disease and rebloom. I was shocked to see how good she was, as a matter of fact. She likes baking, I guess :)

I can't figure Colette out when it comes to baking. When the heat first heat a few weeks ago, her blooms really melted. Now she seems to be doing better and the blooms have gotten bigger. It will be interesting to see the outcome the next few weeks. She is in terrible full sun, near a sidewalk--just blazing. Diane

My Rosarium Uetersen has now formed a bud on a 30 inch cane, so progress there. Just Teasing Georgia left!

Diane, I love your Colette and you have actually convinced me (without trying) to get it. I like the way yours is planted right by a walkway too, great idea. Of course there is the concern of it baking in that full sun by the concrete sidewalk which would have to be figured out.

I planted TG last year and I have to say she only had one bloom last year. This year she has lots of blooms on her first flush. She will be having her second flush soon. I love her blooms, fragrance and abundance of blooms but the colour is too soft for my garden. It doesn't stand out at all. It wash out quickly in the hot sun.

I just planted Rosarium this spring and mine doesn't seem to grow much. I guess it needs time to get establish. I usually don't worry about first year plants since I know that it takes time to settle and grow. My only concern for first year plants is that they grow strong and survive the first winter. This is always tricky since you never know if the variety is really hardy in your zone.

Cold hardiness is always a problem with baby plants. I think real hardiness info is not as hard to come by thanks to forums like this one where we get lots of testimonials. That said, I protect all my youngest plants unless the given plant is hardy to zone 4 at least until they build up the necessary root mass and mature a little.

I had Colette and loved it. I honestly don't know what happened to her, but since she was a repeat bloomer I wasn't very concerned if there was dieback in the winter. I'd definitely grow her again if I had room.

Ok she is done teasing... a few days ago I saw 6 buds on my Teasing Georgia. Once cane is thick and 51 inches long and has a spray of 3 buds at the end. By this morning one of the buds had opened, it is quite a beautiful bloom. This rose bush, despite being just a band I planted in May, is now huge with at least 8 canes from the root and is quite wide. Darn... growing much faster than many of my bands I planted last fall.

So the two roses that were the subjects of this thread have all bloomed... thanks all for your feedback.

Here is some of Rosarium Uetersen, in part shade.

Hang in there with TG. Mine survived the last 2 horrible winters & that's saying a lot as I lost many, many others that just couldn't take the cold.

When it grows a bit more, it'll hopefully put out tons of buds & blooms. Mine is now in its second flush and has a good number of flowers.

Buford, if I understand correctly you have TG in a pot. Mine is in its 5th year and is about 10' high & 8' wide. I had to prune her like mad to get her in somewhat manageable shape. So eventually when your youngster really starts growing you'll probably have to look around for a permanent spot for her. Good luck.