Yes, depending on the rose, and how big it thinks it should get before it blooms. Do you know the name or type of your rose? I had a Belle Portugaise which grew 15 feet tall (over 4 years) before it produced its first bud! Jackie

My ND rose is doing ok, it has sent out a few really long stems..I’d say about 5’ -6’ long...but only like 3 of them so far...I put it in a place next to my ugly chain link fence so it could get as big as it likes because the more it hides that fence the better...this will be it’s 2nd full year in the new spot, so I’m sure I’ll see more growth from it this year...as far as that area...idk if I’m going to put any roses there...ideally I’d love to, but we already have a ton of bees near the pool and I think putting more flowers will just bring even more...I love bees don’t get me wrong, but I don’t love them buzzing around my head when I’m trying to relax by the pool...and my yard seems to have all the aggressive types..so not only cute little bumblebees..I have those huge black and white hornets, yellow jackets, and these tiny little black ones that sting like a b***h!! So I more want to discourage them there, than encourage them lol...which stinks because it’s a perfect area for a nice climber :’(

Your Cl. Cecile Brunner will be a once-bloomer -- or almost so. You may not see bloom from it until next spring, because it needs to bloom on mature wood -- and at this point, it does not have any. Your Harlekin is a Large-Flowered Climber. It will bloom much sooner than Cl. Cecile, and it will repeat. But Cl. Cecile is going to be much larger, and will put on a more spectacular show, when it blooms, for a long time, in the spring.

Cori Ann , My husband got the wires half done last evening, but underestimated the amount of hardware he needed and has to make a trip back to the store this morning. (In Germany everything closes at 8:00) The wires are barely visible, so I’m happy. By the end of today I hope to have all tied up. In our area it rarely goes below about 30 degrees and when we get snow, it doesn’t stay more than a day or two. There are people around here successfully growing palm trees in their yards. My roses didn’t lose all their leaves. Do you mean you take the leaves off by hand? How do you do that? It sounds impossible now that I’ve seen your pictures.