Fragrant Short Climber for PNW
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sautesmom Sacramento
last yearI love my Raspberry Cream Twirl! It's not a huge climber, the roses are gorgeous and smell delicious, and this year it's one of my few roses that doesn't have black spot after all this rain.
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Seeking thornless, fragrant & disease resistant climber...
Comments (35)I agree with Roseseek. THE PILGRIM is anything but thornless. If you want a yellow climbing rose with fewer thorns then try its parent GRAHAM THOMAS. REINE DES VIOLETTES is about as thornless as it gets for a rose. Truthfully I've never noticed any thorns on my plant. Both flowers and foliage are fragrant, which is an added bonus. The growth habit is graceful and mannerly so you won't have to worry about it growing out of bounds. Its one fault is a tendency for Chlorosis (caused by a nutrient deficiency). This cultivar is more susceptible to it than any other rose that I've grown so keep an eye out for yellowed leaves. Solutions include getting a grafted plant on Dr. Huey rootstock or amending your soil. Get your soil tested: pH should be neutral (6.5-7) with plenty of iron for the roots to feed on. Drainage should also be optimal so if you have red clay add some peat moss to fluff it up. I know this sounds like a lot but RdV is one of those roses who is worth the extra effort. A well grown plant in full bloom will stop traffic. CLOTILDE SOUPERT is a gorgeous climbing polyantha that does very well in USDA Zone 6. It has hardly any thorns and flowers are intensely fragrant. It is prone to balling and powdery mildew, which is really only ever a problem in places like California. With enough summer heat the flowers open just fine in spite of the humidity. Here is a link that might be useful: Garden Bad Guys - Chlorosis by Nanette Londeree, Consulting Rosarian...See MoreShort climber needed
Comments (12)Wow! Thanks, everyone, for your suggestions! Pat, I hadn't thought of another rose :-) I see on HMF, however, that Jeanne LaJoie can get to be 12' - will she stay small in a pot? Pattioh, I did consider the Evison patio series, but was concerned about the heat. Can they take full sun? Ellix - will look up Brite Eyes - thanks! Sue, morning glories can take over the world here in So Cal - I'd be afraid they'd escape and get everywhere! Marilyn, That bright pretty yellow Esperanza is new to me. Heat/drought tolerant is a terrific plus. I'll have to look it up to see how tall it gets. I have several eyesores to hide and need 4' to 5' of height. Thanks, everyone! Anne...See MoreSpring Promise - North Seattle, PNW Zone 8
Comments (9)This year I had leaf out in February; that has never happened before. Oakleaf hydrangeas bloomed in late March to early April. Never happened that early either. Followed by mopheads and lacecaps, including Shirley's cuttings. Early blooming paniculatas have been in the broccoli phase for a week or so. There is one tiny open sepal so it Little Quickfire got to say it bloomed in May but it almost did not make it in May; it also bloomed way too early. The strong El Nino is the culprit for the mild winter down here. In January, about half of my roses were blooming, my azaleas were also blooming; quince and camellias were blooming too but these sometimes bloom from Jan-March depending on the winter we are having. Just enjoy the show. Not much we can do to control it although I am sure it would make me follow the weatherman closely if I lived in the northern half of the country and had chances of late frosts that might zap the leaf out or blooms or even the old wood itself....See MoreBest growing, heaviest flowering, most fragrant ginger for PNW?
Comments (4)This is the water perc test for the Gunnera pit. The plastic bottom liner in the 8x8x4.5' bog pit ends 12" below ground level and has soil connections to a long 2' deep plastic lined Japanese Iris bog (with upper 8" not lined) and non-lined Canna/Hardy Ginger zone. Hedychium 'Dr Moy' is being tested there next to the pile of 12" rocks. It took about 30-40 min for the water in the test moat to drain flush with the soil surface in the trough bottom. Goal is adequate water rention zones based on plant need, surface ground water movement to flush and reduce chance of plants rotting, and automatic water rebalancing if I or rain overwaters a section. The main pond drains at soil level across the walk from the Gunnera pit side. So water can also find it's way from pond run off. Everything looked happy all fall. And now the plants are fresh maple leaf mulched and laurel bush stem covered to stop the loose leaves from blowing away. That large maple nearby has large helpful fall leaves. And I'll Sluggo pellet bait the area. Figure this holds 200-300 gallons of water to support the Gunnera. Winter status: left long bog section eith Japanese Iris ending ending with Siberian Iris (yellow brown wiltted leaves). Laurel branches to rear left hold down 12" loosely packed leaves in Canna test Ginger area. Gunnera has cut Gunnera leaves over the crown held down by laurel. Plastic bottom and side liners are only in the Iris and Gunnera area. Two different 2 5' wide soil water connections, without liner side blockage between, connect the Iris and Canna areas. The wall brick margin on the Gunnera pit was a measure test and is not installed yet!...See MoreUser
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Rosylady (PNW zone 8)
last yearI think if you keep Gertrude well watered, that will really help! I am trying to remember what the scent of Ginger Syllabub was like....I'm not good at describing it. All I can remember is that it's one of the strongest scents of all my climbing roses and that I was always swooning over it whenever I was near it. Yes, the blooms can have a mauve-y tint at times...it definitely a multi toned apricot, but very subtle. It's so beautiful.
As it happens, I also have Kiss Me Kate, which I didn't mention because mine is relatively new and it's planted in a very tough spot. So far I've been extremely happy with it....very healthy and I love the flowers. They remind me of another great rose that can be trained as a small climber...Summer Romance. It's definitely one of my all time favourites in my garden....the blooms are HUUUGE and full of petals and substance. Also healthy and blooms all summer in flushes. I have two that I'm growing as shrubs next to an arch, then I have a few canes I'm letting grow taller to grow up at least the sides of the arch.
Summer Romance, it's the short pink rose growing to the left of the arch...sorry it's not the greatest picture of it:
A closeup of Summer Romance...
Also, it's growing in part shade and doing very well!!
dianela7analabama
last yearlast modified: last yearAnother gorgeous blackspot resistant rose is Earth Angel. She has the deeply cupped blooms, great scent ( apple/citrus)and can grow to 7 or 8 feet if not pruned. I also love summer Romance.
Earth Angel (I keep mine pruned)
pomponella is also great but lacks scent
Benjamin Britten smells fruity. Good small climber and healthy for an austin
Raspberry Cream twril here gets big but can be easily managed with prunning
I don’t have a good picture of Bathsheba but Helen has posted some amazing ones. It is a gorgeous Austin with excellent disease resistance to blackspot here. Spirit of freedom has a wonderful medium scent and deeply cupped blooms. It is better than average here without spray.dianela7analabama
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last yearI have and love Bathsheba and Spirit of Freedom. I've admired Raspberry Cream Twirl on this forum and have a very young plant.
Bathsheba
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last yeardianela....Thank you! The rose on the arbor is Florence Bower's Pink Tea. It has one big flush very early (May) and then only scattered blooms for the rest of the season. I'm hoping it will bloom better as it matures. That's why I planted the Summer Romance with it....to fill out the side a little bit and give continual blooms. The structure is made of pine fence and lodge poles purchased at our local feed store. To make them last longer, they are stained (Sherwin Williams Weathered Gray) and also the poles are not in the ground....they're attached to metal brackets that are cemented in the ground. We built this after the previous black iron arch rusted and broke from swaying in the wind with the big climber on it.
librarian....for a beautiful fluffy and puffy white rose that's not too big and is a champ in our wet climate, have you tried Bolero? It's the best white in my garden! The blooms open up no matter how wet it gets, and they stay lovely and clean looking.
Sheila z8a Rogue Valley OR
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