Is Princess Caroline of Monaco a climber? Opinions about this rose?
cjrosaphile
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Rose newbie, need advice about climber
Comments (16)I'm over 1 1/2 yrs late in entering this conversation, so forgive me. Before I'd consider working with your landscaping, I'd tie the house together. It's too disjointed. The top floor is reminiscent of a half timbered Old English Elizabethan home is Umber. The cedar shakes don't add anything when you consider the other elements. I wonder what might be under those shakes? The ground floor is more of a 1950's +/- brick home with windows that differ greatly in style from that of the 2nd floor is Terra Cotta) And the concrete porch is Redwood in color. I think you'll be happier in the long run if you can work on unifying the appearance of the house. Then consider adding your climbing rose on each post. I'd keep the bricks, don't paint them. That leads to forever painting them. So, use that as one of your primary colors. It will take a great mind that what I have as to how to tie in the two floors. But, if you can bring some of that Terra Cotta brick color up, then maybe it would might help OR bring some Umber down to your bricks. Shutters can be unifying, but consider that considerably later. You could even make them yourselves consider the Old English look you have to work with. Then paint the front on the porch. Maybe the terra cotta color with umber lines. Others could suggest that one better than me. I'd put a climbing rose on both porch posts. The rose that I'd suggest might not grow there. I called Chamblee's for my own questions regarding another climber. Lady Ashe is one that I would have selected, but the color doesn't work here. The peach accent would blend nicely with the terra cotta colored brick and very fragrant. Then I'd plant an evergreen shrub that could help fill in both those side of the steps as there are 2 blanks areas that could handle a small shrub nicely. I can see other areas where you could edge your sidewalk in front with some similar terra cotta colored bricks that you could probably get off Craigslist very reasonably. There are some other things that can be done, but I just hope that I haven't alienated you by now. So, take what you can and with a breath of kindness blow the rest away. I hope you are able to live there for years and years. You got a good place to start. Xtal Here is a link that might be useful: Lady Ashe...See MoreI'm liking my Princess Charlene de Monaco
Comments (38)I thought PCdM was supposed to be short when I got mine and planted it in front of a bed. It grew to about 6 ft by end of season that first year (but stayed very narrow), so I moved it last year (its second) to a different bed. Here are a couple of full bush shots from early May this year...that's a six foot fence behind it. I hard pruned it last year and this year to encourage it to get bushier and that has helped. It still gets taller than the fence by end of season, but is a bit fuller. These pictures don't do it justice...much prettier rose in person...See MorePrincess charlene de Monaco rose reviews
Comments (88)I can't believe I haven't replied to this thread before! I must have missed it. I have 5 PCdM planted in the absolute prime spot in my garden...that's how much I love the blooms. They grow very tall and upright, usually 6 feet tall by the end of the season, but they get pruned back rather hard after each flush. How many flushes? Well, they are still technically new in my garden....this will be their third season this year. The first flush is magnificent....HUGE flowers! So gorgeous and so scented. Also, they last a very long time in the vase, with nice stiff stems which hold the flowers very well. I usually have about three flushes a season, which is a lot for my cool, part shade PNW garden. So far, the second and third flush's flowers have not equalled the first. And even in my relatively cool garden, she does bleach in the hot sun after the blooms have been on the plant for a while. The foliage of this rose is not its strong suit. It does get crinkly and mildew-y as the season progresses, but I notice it's getting better and better as the rose matures. I think if I fertilize with seaweed, it may help....will be doing that this year (we use rosetone as well). My plants have regular water from an irrigation system. Close ups of the first-flush blooms:...See MorePrincess Charlene of Monaco, a lot to love?
Comments (12)There are many threads on this rose, and there are many people who are very happy with this rose. You can do a search. My experience has not been as stellar. I loved the photos of Princesse Charlene de Monaco when they came out. When I saw it at a nursery, with pink, large deep cups and luscious fragrance, I had to have one. Now in its third season, the flowers have not been the same color. They open apricot colored fading in one or two days to a very pale color. Form is not deep cups here, as the flowers open up much more flat. Fragrance is still good, although variable. Growth has been noted by many to be rangy with long stems. The intense sun here keeps roses more compact here, and PCdM is more compact than the 12 foot monsters that others have shown, but still with very long stems (good for long stemmed cut roses). Rebloom for me has been poor. I'm debating whether or not I will be renewing this rose's lease next year. At purchase it looked like this: Now looks like this: Opening like this: ...although first flush this year looked like this:...See More
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lavenderlacezone8
5 years ago
C.j. Kammerzell Peets
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Tiffandrew-So.CA/9b
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5 years agoTiffandrew-So.CA/9b
5 years ago
Lisa Adams
5 years agoTiffany, when I tie my PCDM canes horizontally to the trellises, she produces nice long straight laterals, perfect for cutting. Keep in mind that this really is a rose meant for cutting, as it fades pretty fast in the sun. It is after all, a florists rose. I really don’t mind this too much, as I purchased it,(and then a second one) strictly for cutting. Her scent is amazing, and I actually prefer it over Evelyn’s. When I just let her grow untrained, she grows straight up, with blooms at the very tops. Sometimes there’s a single bloom at the top of a 10’ cane, sometimes there’s a whole cluster of them. That’s not a typo, I have some ramrod straight canes right now that are AT LEAST 10F high! I’ve been really behind on things in the garden lately. Also, the bugs were so terrible that I didn’t want to encourage any new growth, just to have it eaten up. They are finally calming down now, so no more worm eaten, thrippy buds:) Hallelujah!
I know I just posted this photo on the Seasonal Thread, but here it is again. I just bent and attached this cane to the trellis this morning for the photo. Lisa
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5 years agoLisa Adams
5 years agoYou’re so welcome! She’s my favorite cutting rose, ever! I think you’re going to love her. I know I’ve shown this picture about a hundred times, but you can see why in this photo. Lisa
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