How high do you want this to go?

I want it atleast 5 foot tall but no more than 6. I know I can just trim the top if need be.

Here are some ideas -- Smith's Parish alternating with Red Smith's Parish, and/or shrubby non-climbing Noisettes like Princesse de Nassau, Narrow Water, or Nastarana. They would do well in your climate, and can be treated as "shrubs" rather than "finicky roses". Look at other non-climbing Noisettes as well -- Rose Petals Nursery and Angel Gardens have quite a few, and they're in Florida as well.

:-)

~Christopher

Thanks for your suggestions! I will go research them.

I have a hedge of Louis Philippe started from 2 inch pots five years ago, now around 5-6 feet, fragrant, and very little care.

Lucille, I have a Louis philippe in a pot I bought last year so maybe I should just start my hedge with that. Would you say yours is dense enough to provide privacy?...and does it grow wide? Thanks!

None. I don't believe roses would make a good privacy hedges in Florida. Even a very healthy black spot resistant rose won't be thick enough. In addition, a big monoculture of roses is likely to attract chilli thrips here and would need to be sprayed. I'd suggest that you get some nice thick green leafy privacy hedge plants and leave a gap every 5 feet to plant accent roses that will give the look you want along with the privacy. You could use a tree rose, use a climbing rose, or get a big bushy rose as you prefer.

Nancy

My hedge is along the side of my house, I believe there are probably around 12-15 (I don't remember how many I bought) Louis Philippe spaced 4 feet apart. With some rooting hormone you could take cuttings and start them from the plant you have, but on Ebay and other places this rose is available fairly inexpensively in 2 inch pots or if you want your hedge to mature more quickly you could invest in gallons.

I needed a hedge because the city put a sidewalk to the high school on the side of my property after I moved in and lots of high school students walk back and forth. The hedge is perfect for some privacy. The roses were planted around 4 feet apart and the roses have grown into each other so the hedge is fairly dense.

They get by with very little care and are vigorous and fragrant. The blooms are small, only a few inches across, but there are lots of them. It is early in the season but I have a few blooms now. And because there are rarely freezes here, the hedge is leafy year around. When I first got them as tiny plants I did see to it that they were watered and mulched but they started growing quickly and after a while they were on their own except for fertilizing once or twice a year when I think of it. It was the perfect choice for me. I live on the Texas Gulf coast so there is plenty of humidity and there are plenty of bugs but these roses don't seem affected by any of that.

I checked on Ebay there is a vendor selling 20 two inch pots for $50 plus shipping, here is the listing number if you want to look it up: 201707380237

You may have to trim the top annually with a hedge saw, I have trimmed my hedge twice with rose shears.

Here is a picture of Louis Philippe in Florida (scroll down, it is under the opening page)

Louis Philippe

Thanks Lucille, is there any photos of your hedge you could show me?

Here is a photo of me standing on the sidewalk taking a picture of the hedge. Although this section doesn't have blooms yet (the area near the driveway has a few) this picture shows the density. You can see a bit of my picket fence, but you can't really see much of what is on the other side.

There is new growth already and if you look carefully you can see a few buds. Today's high is supposed to be 82, a beautiful day to work outside.

Thanks Lucille, love the way your bush looks thick. Yes today is beautiful and plan on heading out in the yard. : )