Roses that tolerance shade
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Comments (13)Hey Chuck: You know I'm starting to think that is true. This year we added a rose bed in the front yard and expanded our perennial bed in back to include roses. In back the roses get great morning sun, a little bit of early afternoon sun and then are shaded by my birch tree and the neighbors cherry and apple trees. By far the roses in back are doing better. Of course I realize there could be other factors like the quality of the soil in back etc., But my husband and I seriously mulling over adding a tree that will grow fairly large in front to create a kinder late afternoon environment for the roses in the new bed that gets all day exposure. I used to think the maximum amount of sun for roses was the best but this summer has made me re evaluate that concept. Thanks. Kate...See MoreAre Stanwell perpetual and Marie Pavié shade tolerant?
Comments (12)Hi Bob I agree that a constantly blooming rose in part shade is a long shot, and I wouldn't think three spaced out flushes would count as constant. Some of my hybrid musks have at least a bloom or two at any given time, so you could call them constant bloomers, but it's not really a good match for that label. I've heard that Ballerina is a constant bloomer in shade, but I don't have direct experience of that one. For me, under the pine trees and pin oaks in my shade bed, there are a few roses that do merit the constant bloomer label. Bonica is pictured below, and it looks like this most of the year, though this shot was from June. It never gets below a dozen blooms and that only briefly, and you can judge the level of shade by the happy hosta and lamium at its feet. Other constant bloomers in my shade have been Darlow's Enigma, Heavenly Pink, and Smiling Jean. Sometimes if I cut off the clusters of Heavenly Pink that are half dead before the new clusters start it can have brief periods without bloom, but I think the label applies. Back to your original question, Marie Pavie isn't deserving of that label for me, but Stanwell Perpetual sounds like it might in labrea's yard. Cynthia...See Moreroses for morning shade, afternoon sun
Comments (6)Hi Bart, I grow Lavender Lassie in a spot that gets some sun in early spring, but once the trees leaf out it is in pretty Stygian shade all the rest of the season (May-October). It grows as a big sprawly shrub and blooms beautifully (big flush) in spring. No bloom after, however. I'm trying a baby LL in a sunnier spot, to see if I get re-bloom, though others on this forum have told me LL is basically a once-bloomer even in sun. My only hesitation about LL in your conditions is that the flowers might kind of bleach out in the afternoon sun. One of my MIPs is in a rather shady spot, and does ok - not as well as the ones in sun (smaller plant, fewer flowers, a bit more BS) but ok. I have a recommendation for your spot - how about Carefree Beauty/Katy Road Pink? I have multiple specimens of this rose in various conditions: full sun, shade, partial shade with major root competition from trees, a too-small container, etc etc etc. Nothing seems to bother this rose - they all bloom well (the one in shade is a bit leggier and blooms a bit less than the others, but still) and are healthy and trouble free. If you are ok with once-bloomers, Constance Spry and Himmelsauge are ones that I grow in shade that do quite well, and I bet they wouldn't mind afternoon sun. Anyway, good luck with this problem spot!...See MoreClimbing rose that tolerates some shade?
Comments (15)Isabella Skinner is a free-standing shrub of sorts. She got 7' tall here. Her canes were upright, so they couldn't be wrapped easily... BUT she will not stand alone. She needs to be supported big time, especially if you let her grow without taking out canes. She is a cane factory. I wanted to love her, but her blooms shattered quickly and the repeat was twice in a season with scattered blooms in between. She was by my patio and just was too much to take care of. I had 3 of them in an 8 foot area, and it was too much. :) In all fairness to her, I only had them for 2 years and yanked them out. (I am a notorious shovel pruner). So she may have improved in the cane strength area. The other thing is, I had her in morning sun and afternoon shade. She would have done better in a full day of sun. If I were to grow her again, I would have a big trellis, one plant, and tie her up like crazy. So failure of Isabella Skinner in my yard was probably more my inexperience with tall roses than her shortcomings. Try her... You might have better success and your expectations may be different than mine... Which I think now were unreasonably high. Rebecca...See More
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Patty W. zone 5a Illinois