in love! strawberry hills
mizu717 f
2 years ago
I’m absolutely in love with this baby strawberry hills David Austin! I can’t wait for the form of the blooms to mature and to train it as a climbing rose. Can’t wait to see how it does after I get it in the ground. Still in 1gal pot. The colors are so soft and cheerful. 😍
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CA Kate z9
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Comments (24)Strawberry Hill is a climbing rose, which is why she throws out long canes. i have not read any mention of this in these posts so don’t know if this is understood. I have seen her written up by some online nurserys as being only 4ft tall, so misunderstandings obviously will occur. The David Austen bred rose is described on the David Austen website as a short 3 metre climber. The photos on the website show her growing up and over arbors etc. Therefore a good idea to train her and ideally put her somewhere at the back of a border or somewhere else she can be encouraged to climb. She prefers full sun (morning sun best around 5-6 hours per day in the growing season) , and flowers prolifically....See MoreJoin Me In Fantasizing About These
Comments (15)Oh great! Just great! Now I have to add even MORE roses to my list. I had already put April in Paris and Enchanted Evening on my must haves. I LOVE that picture of Claire Austin and Wild Edric is to die for! I like the picture of Port Sunlight too....and I don't even like orange! My DH is going to kill me. ~Melissa...See MoreStrawberry Hill - use as a climber?
Comments (7)Carol - this is a little late but hopefully still useful to you. I think Strawberry Hill should be fine on your columnar thingy! I struggled with mine initially when I grew it as a shrub. It had trusses of gorgeous flowers face down in the mud. And, its long octopus-canes were not self-supporting. So I started to grow mine as a climber two years ago and it is fanned out against a fence about 8 feet across on either side but it could be kept narrower. The canes are thin and pliable. It sends out long laterals - you can tie some of them and leave others to hang down. I think it will look gorgeous. Here is a pic of SH from early last year. Hopefully this gives you some idea of its growth habit. Jo And what you have to look forward to. Early spring bloom: September blooms:...See MoreStrawberry Hill
Comments (29)Thanks for your gorgeous photos, Helen. I made an impulse purchase on Saturday, and looked for something to make me feel better about the choice, and found your posts. Now I'm excited! Unfortunately, I didn't have any space for SH, so had to put her in a half barrel next to Cl. Butterscotch. Not sure how that will work, but thankfully I've not got either in the ground, so I can move them (with great difficulty) at some point in the future!...See More
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mizu717 f
2 years agoIn case anyone still checks this thread, I got a couple new blooms and I’m so impressed! It’s still in its one gal David Austin pot, since I haven’t moved to my permanent location. It’s already very tall wanting to climb up the balcony stairs of my parents house 🤤
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