Climbing rose recommendation for large container in zone 6a NY
Siana
8 years ago
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Comments (9)There is no way those planters are big enough for even a mini rose to grow well. And besides that, in your zone they'd never winter in them. I'm not even sure clematis would be OK in something that shallow. The root balls on both of my clems are huge! And you don't want those self watering trays for a rose. The roots will be too wet. If you really want to grow potted roses for your deck get some nice LARGE pots so the roses will be happy and bloom for you!...See Morethe best 'hardy' palm tree for zone 6a
Comments (55)Hi Treeguy. What part of WNY are you in? I'm in Rochester NY (City NW) and am growing Musa Basjoo, Musa Sikkimensis, and Musella Lasiocarpa in-ground. I was told that the Sikki and the Musella would have to be dug up over winter, but I left them in-ground very covered up in mulch and they're doing great. This was their first winter here. MY palms are all in pots and while not in-ground, they ARE in an unheated porch out back. Monitored temps dipped as low as low 20's some nights with usual highs in the upper 30's/low 40's. There was a brief super-cold spell where the lows read in the teens, but daytime highs were 30's. My palms are T. fortunei, T. wagnerianus, T. takil, T. latisectus (everyone expects this one to die, so I'm thinking about mailing it to a cousin south), and two Butia capitata. The pots aren't insulated or anything, so I was lucky.... but they lived. I can't plant in-ground until I buy a home, but I'm definitely planning on it. I have waggies which I germinated from seeds and they spent winter out in that shed too, but I brought them in during the cold spell....See MoreNew 6A climbing rose help.
Comments (8)I grew Golden Showers for years--long before I had any idea how to grow roses. So let me assure you that that is one tough plant that can largely take care of itself. It has some rambler in its background, so feel free to let it ramble--that way the branches will naturally extend outward and help produce more blooms. The one thing I noticed about GS is that it likes regular watering. Any time it quit producing blooms, all I had to do was give it a good watering, and voila--blooms. The negative side of GS is that the blooms are not good at holding their shape and don't last very long. But they are so abundant and cheerfully yellow that I never noticed that much from a distance. Don't know how that will be for you with it planted closer to where you will view it. Golden Showers--probably 6-10 years old. You will have to spray it periodically with a fungicide. Definitely does have some problems with blackspot, but not the worst one in the world. I'm inclined to think your planter box may not be large enough. My GS threw long canes 7-10 feet in the air and then arched , extending out sideways. For support, I put a strong metal rod securely in the ground--it was maybe 6 ft tall and attached a cheap fanshaped trellis (about 5 ft tall) to the rod and attached GS (in fanshape) to the trellis--but the long canes extended way beyond the trellis. It got RRD disease after about 12 years and I had to dig it up. I seem to remember that the roots went quite deep and spread rather wide. As for winter protection, I didn't do anything to protect it. It might have received a bit of protection from the leaves blowing over from the big oak tree in my neighbor's yard, but that would have been minimal. Like I said, it is tough. If I had room, I might want to plant it again. It used to get good comments from visitors to the garden. Kate...See MoreClimbing rose in container ?
Comments (63)Dear all, I ended up with a white Mandevilla for the trash can spot. :-) Hope it will work well. It looks like it will climb up just fine but I am not sure how wide it grows. I may have to add another one there. I also plan to add a few other small annuals at at the base because the container will be quite large, but it should be fun seeing the Mandevilla climb up. As for roses...I am already up to 4: 1 old KO (it's starting to bloom again after restoration, but blooms are quite small and the foliage sparse). 1 Good Old Gold - recently planted...magnificent bloom, but definitely a variety with very short-lived blooms. 1 Dick Clark waiting to be added somewhere in the same bed where Good Old Gold went, just further away from the tree roots. I'd meant to return it until a nice poster here convinced me to wait. I am glad I did because once the bloom opened well, I could definitely see its beauty. Once it matures, blooms will be even larger. It's a keeper. 1 Climbing Pinkie on the way from ARE; it will go in the flower bed behind the deck rails to hopefully climb on it and spill over. Yes, vapor...I've already eyed a few more spots where I could add a few more roses in the future; but for now I am just trying to see how I will do with these four. It's a steep slope for me - since 2 weeks ago I had no idea it was even possible for anyone to grow roses in the South, other than a KO. The bed across the garage - where Good as Gold is and where DC will go too - looks rather empty but this is because it is full of tree roots. Normally, I would try to squeeze a lot more there, but it's so hard because of the thick roots everywhere. Trees are nice but not when they stay in the way of Divas like roses. :)...See MoreSiana
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