Re: climbing rose

Another rose to consider: miniatures. The flowers and leaves are tiny,  
but the plants themselves can be close to standard roses (of their  
category) in height. They are almost always own root. Check out  
Nor'East Roses. Despite the name, they are located in CA!  www.noreast-miniroses.com
I have their climber "Red Cascade" - of course, it is available  
elsewhere, and they may no longer carry it, but I bought it with a  
plan to have it cascade over a wall, and have been pleased.  Would say  
that its canes could be trained to at least five feet. They may have  
others that would have canes even longer. My wishes were for cold  
hardiness and disease resistance.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Apr 6, 2008, at 10:54 PM, David Franzman wrote:

> Hey Theresa
>
> Thanks for the info. I forgot about Vintage Gardens. They are only  
> about
> 15 minutes from me. Frankly, I thought they were out of business. I
> think I'll check out their web site.
>
>
> What percentage are grafted? Are you worried about fatigue or senility
> in the graft over the years? That was a big topic of discussion in the
> hibiscus groups as well.
>
>
> Theresa, how much do you water your roses and what kind of soil? Can  
> you
> plant them right in clay? Do they hate wet feet? How often do you  
> feed?
>
>
> Thanks
>
> DF
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Theresa G. <macycat3@sbcglobal.net>
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Sent: Sunday, April 6, 2008 8:08:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] climbing rose
>
> I have a couple of climbers.  My smallest one is Cecile Brunner- has
> zillions of little pink flowers every summer.  It is probably about  
> 8 ft
> and seems to be maxed out at that size.
> I also have Sombruiel- lovely flowers and is now covering at least  
> 15 ft
> of fence horizonally and is still getting bigger.
> I have an alba rose (Alba Sauvolens- got it becuase it handles more
> shade than most roses) that is well behaved- only blooms for a brief
> period of time though : (
> Or is that Madame Plantier??  I can't recall- I have both.
> I have Gloire de Dijon climber in front.  It has been really slow to  
> get
> growing and honestly- the flowers aren't all that pretty- not like the
> pictures I'd seen anyway.
> Hmmm- I know I have 2 more, but the names are escaping me right now.
> The one is a single red with a white eye- I was surprised at how  
> much I
> really like this bloom.  Very eye catching without being gaudy. Wish I
> could remember what it was.
> And I have a white Rugosa rose that is very nice too.
>
> Check out High Country Roses (http://www.highcountryroses.com/  or
> http://highcountryroses.com/Qstore/Qstore.cgi), the Antique Rose
> Emporium: (http://www.antiqueroseemporium.com/)
> -I have ordered roses from both and been very happy.  I only get
> "own-root" roses and both companies sell them.
>
> When looking online I also found a place that might be interesting to
> visit in Sebastapol: http://www.vintagegardens.com/
>
> Have fun!
> T.
>
> P.S.  The autumn blooming clematis at work are in full bloom right now
> and smell wonderful.  Wonder why they are called autumn blooming???
>
>
>
>
>
> David Franzman wrote:
>> Hey again
>>
>> Ok, second rose question. I'm looking for a climbing rose  
>> (possibly) to
>> climb up a trellis along my house. I don't want a huge one as the
>> trellis is about 8' tall and 4' wide. Also looking for a rebloomer.
>> South wall of my house. Any suggestions? If you have a better  
>> suggestion
>> than a rose would love to hear it.
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> DF
>>
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