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| I have grown this rose from a band - it is now a couple of years old and doing very well in a pot but I plan to plant it in the rose bed later in spring. It is a floribunda but isnt growing much like one - it has a couple of long canes and it looks more like a climber. A couple of photos on Helpmefind look like its being grown as a climber. Does anyone have any experience with this rose and can tell me its growth habits? I wouldnt mind it as a climber - I just want to accomodate the growth habits of it. Thanks!
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| Judith, Yes, in my experience, CdL is a climber -- not a towering one, but a climber nevertheless. Perhaps its tendency to send out those l-o-n-g canes isn't quite so pronounced in climates that are milder than mine, but in my garden it became obvious right away that my 2 plants of CdL were not going to be the bushy Floribundas I was expecting. I've no idea why descriptions of this lovely rose invariably fail to mention its growth habit. I think CdL might work well on a pillar or trained along a long, low support like a split rail fence. Here's a bit of rose trivia for you: When Gerald Van der Kamp restored Monet's gardens at Giverny (abt 30 years ago), he spent considerable time & effort searching for just the right rose for an extensive planting he envisioned. The rose he ultimately selected was CdL. |
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| I have only seen two specimens of it..one in Carla of GW's garden and the one in mine. Her plant was a large shrub. If it put out long canes it did so evenly all around, so the effect was of an arching and fairly dense shrub. My plant was planted too close to a path so I have to cut it back which isn't all that pretty due to the thick, thorny canes. I guess it could be used as a climber but it doesn't need any support. If pruned well it can be a shrub. It is a healthy thing and a good bloomer, and some great roses have been bred from it. It needs some space. The hips are large and a unique elongated shape. |
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| Today I went nursery hopping with a friend and I found a section of wrought iron fencing that is about 2-3' tall and 4' long - I can poke it in the ground and it will be great to tie on the long canes of CdeL. If it wants to be a shrub, no problem but I will be able to tie up the long canes. Hopefully this will give it the option of being either a shrub or somewhat of a climber, and it will be in a spot where it can get large if it likes. Now, just hoping it can survive the Texas heat! |
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