Pruning climbers: take them off the pergolas?
Melissa Northern Italy zone 8
3 years ago
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How/when to prune this rambler/climber?
Comments (6)Sounds like you have a once a year blooming Dr. Huey, the root stock used by many commercial rose growers. I suspect when the previous owners planted the bush it was a different rose which died and the root stock took over. Once a year blooming roses should be pruned after they bloom. Prunng before it blooms or in the fall removes the buds which are set in the fall. Without a soil test, I question your use of Ironsafe. I'd use an organic fertilizer like Rosetone or just simple horse manure. They don't change the chemical composition of the soil like chemical fertilizers or an iron suppliment. They do enrich the soil and add organics to it....See Morepruning my strange climber
Comments (9)White Dawn is an awkward grower ... you did a great job of describing it. The idea with a climber is to encourage the length by not cutting the tip of the canes. You shorten the laterals that develop along the cane after they bloom (not what you have yet, it sounds like). Your rose is still new, and it will develop more for you this year. As it matures, it will be more likely to develop new canes. Here's my example: Last year was the second year in the ground for my Climbing Dainty Bess. The first year, I didn't get much from her ... she grew, but didn't show any long, climbing canes. Last summer, she shot this huge cane practically up to the sky. That thing is WAY over my head, and I was thrilled. I expect more of that this year. It sounds like your White Dawn did the same thing. HTH, Connie...See MoreSuggestions for a Climber that can take the Heat?
Comments (29)Rosarium Uetersen is a very difficult color and I am not sure that it would look good with the color of the brick behind and above it. Connie, whatever or whichever you choose, stick to your original idea regarding that the rose should finish well; that is to say: find one that you do not have to deadhead. It is a real pain to deadhead roses on a pergola. Prosperity and Crepuscule are 'self- cleaning'; a great bonus for me because I seem to deadhead all the time and I still see a lot of ugly brown spent blooms all over in the yard. Or, hips forming as soon as after the first flush that slows down repeat. However, I agree, Crepuscule would want to be wider that 4Â. I had no problem to wrap around the post and train upwards but on the top of the pergola it is spreading. My pergola is 12 feet wide, so itÂs OK till Gloire de Dijon will demand its place. Surprisingly (for me, that is) Jaune Desprez forms hips very early on, so I try to deadhead this rose as much and as soon as I can but that is not an easy task with a huge and thorny rose. Other than that it is an excellent rose, does not require spraying and has lovely blooms. How about Buff Beauty? Grafted, if you want fast growth and good repeat soon....See MoreIf you had to pick 3 CLIMBERS for a pergola...
Comments (5)I have a pondside deck/pergola that is somewhat smaller at about 7'x 12'. I have a white Wisteria (bought it before I knew what it was :-) on one post, a 'Star Jasmine' on another post, and a Mandevilla 'Alice Dupont' in a pot going up a third post. On a cedar/copper fence next to the pergola I have two roses, an 'America' and a 'Stairway to Heaven' and 2 Clematis, a 'Julka' and a 'Toki'. The white wisteria and I have a love hate relationship....I absolutely love the fragrance and the shade the foliage provides for us to sit pondside and imbibe after a long hard day. Before it matured we had to have a shade cloth because of the afternoon sun. What I hate is the mess that the blossoms make in the spring and the leaves in the fall. The pond has koi so I'm forever trying to keep it out of the water. This is only year two for the roses and clematis so it's a bit too soon to get ga-ga over them yet :-) The mandevilla was great the first year but I tried to overwinter inside with marginal results. The jasmine is just now overcoming our strange winter....See MoreVaporvac Z6-OhioRiverValley
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3 years agoMelissa Northern Italy zone 8
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