Captiva4me@aol.com wrote: > Hi! > > I was hoping someone in zone 5 that has Reine Des Violette could tell > me how > they put it to bed for the winter. Do you treat it like an HT or > climbing > rose? > > TIA > > Laura I'm in zone 5 (suburban Chicago), and I treat it like a HT. I hilled up soil around the base and wrapped straw around the canes. I had very little cane damage last year. L. Weiland