Quicksilver climbing rose experiences?
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Comments (14)I am pulling this thread out of the depths, maybe it will be found by the OP once again. In my opinion, and speaking from experience, climbers are a very difficult way to get introduced to roses. There is extra work and care involved, a different set of guidelines for pruning, and like others have said, dieback could destroy your endeavors anyway. if a shrub dies to the gorund you will get a shrub again a few weeks after dormancy breaks, if the rose is a good, vigorous rose. With some climbers all you ever get is lanky shrubs because of dieback. My advice to newbies, and i am still pretty wet behind the ears myself, is begin with a nice, smell-y shrub that comes recommended as hardy and disease-resistant. Then, as you gain confidence in your gardening skills, move into the more demanding vartieties. Happy gardening! What a fantastic journey you are beginning......See MoreAny experience with Florentina Kordes climbing rose?
Comments (86)I have a question..I'm leaning towards Florentina. I have a block wall(6' high) and on one side of an entrance over which I have a sort of trellis.. I have Sombreuil and was thinking of Florentina on the other side. The wall faces north west..so gets plenty of sun in the afternoon..would Florentina be OK in this location? Morning shade. Sombreuil is positively thriving. In fact huge!! Sombreuil has covered the trellis and heading off in the other direction along the wall..I removed the 2nd Sombreuil from the other side of the entrance so she wouldn't cover my garage!! I i live in Oregon in zone 7. I moved the other Sombreuil in early summer and she is taking off in spite of our 100 degree heat wave!! Any one wants a gung ho rose Sombrueil is it!! Does need dead heading to keep blooming though....See MoreHow do you prune rose clusters on a climbing rose? please.
Comments (8)Glad to help! If you're happy with how the rose looks there's not usually a wrong way to do such things. In my yard, I probably am not as enthusiastic about cutting my laterals way back unless they're actively annoying me, since I want to keep the laterals as the blooming canes when convenient. I just bend those laterals sideways like I bend the main cane sideways, and then the laterals put out more laterals that put out more laterals...and the climber starts building that fan shape. You don't have to do that, but it helps increase the blooming over time. Those skinny lateral canes will fatten up if you leave them, rather than making that cane start over to produce new blooming canes. Not wrong to remove them if they bug you, but there's a tradeoff in blooming profusion and frequency. I also don't cut back canes where the leaves are unsightly since you want maximum canes to support more leaf and bloom development. If you can't stand the sight of the leaves it's OK to remove them, but the plant still benefits from the leaves even if there are holes. There's some sort of formula for maybe 35 leaves to support one bloom to keep in mind to increase blooming. Not set in stone of course, but I like to leave as many healthy canes and tolerable leaves as possible when pruning. Sounds like you did a great job getting things tidied up. Having a garden that brings you joy is part of the point of the activity and it sounds like you were getting tired in a good cause. Cynthia...See MoreClimbing rose rooting timeframe
Comments (5)I think it depends on your soil and their location. Did you plant them in individual pots, or are they together? If they are together then you should separate them before they have a chance to get bigger and make the job harder. I've planted baby roses with similar sized roots straight out into the ground and they survived, but it does help to give them a bit of a boost in pots first. How big are they this spring? They shouldn't need a bigger pot, 3 gallons is plenty, but I reckon you can see how they look when they have well and truly broken dormancy and then decide whether to plant them out or let them grow a little longer. Some roses do better when planted out and others don't seem to mind being kept in pots. Hope you are staying warm!...See Moreflowersaremusic z5 Eastern WA
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