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| I am looking into getting a climbing rose for an arbor, for over the garden gate. I live in Central PA, zone 6. I have been thinking of getting 'William Baffin', has any tried? What are your favorite climbing roses (please post pictures). Thanks. Susan |
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| Do you frequent the HMF site? Wm. Baffin is a one time bloomer? Why not go for something with several flushes? |
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- Posted by SusanBachman none (My Page) on Fri, Jan 25, 13 at 3:16
| I have not thought about that. I was thinking that WB was hardy and disease resistant. Do you have any suggestions for rebloomers? |
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- Posted by ratdogheads 5b (My Page) on Fri, Jan 25, 13 at 5:45
| A couple that I have grown in New Hampshire, Purple Splash & Climbing Iceberg. Actually they'd look nice together on either side of an arbor if you like contrast. Iceberg isn't very thorny, a nice feature if your garden gate gets much traffic. I put a link below to another conversation about climbers, there's a photo of my purple splash in that thread. Di |
Here is a link that might be useful: Climbing rose suggestions
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- Posted by farmerduck NJ (My Page) on Fri, Jan 25, 13 at 14:16
| Our climates might be similar. The climbers that have done really well in my garden are New Dawn and Awakening. Both are only two years old, but each is well on its way to become monsters in terms of size. Both are extremely thorny, though. Out of our a dozen or so 2-year old climbers, these two are the most disease resistant and vigorous. They both repeat well enough for me. But the thorns!! :) |
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| Parade does well for me here in Chester County, PA.
That's Parade in the foreground, with pale pink Awakening and red Dublin Bay behind her. Sarah Van Fleet is next to the window. |
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| Westerland grows well here (near Allentown) as a climber. It reblooms throughout the season and even includes a decent fragrance. Blooms open orange but fade to a yellow/coral blend. Winters here (low around 0) don't cause much dieback. Canes have reached 12'. I spray a Bayer fungicide about once per month which keeps Westerland clean.
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| Also, consider Quadra and Viking Queen. |
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- Posted by vampygirl13 6b (My Page) on Wed, Jan 30, 13 at 13:12
| Hi there- I'm in Western PA and my Joseph's Coat is doing very well even with a bit of shade. My Eden ended getting RRD (I think) but was growing nicely. I ordered an Abraham Darby to replace it. Some links: http://www.heirloomroses.com/roses/climbing-roses/handel.html http://www.heirloomroses.com/roses/climbing-roses/josephs-coat.html http://www.heirloomroses.com/roses/climbing-roses/kiss-of-desire.html
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- Posted by mantis__oh z6 OH (My Page) on Fri, Feb 8, 13 at 21:49
| William Baffin can get to be overbearing in my experience. You will need lots of room and support. I got rid of it because it was taking too much space, and I wanted a more refined plant and blossom and less neon color. |
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