Help with Polka Climbing Rose please?

10 years ago

Zone 8b

I have two polka climbing roses that I want to replace with a different climbing rose on my trellis. I want to dig my Polka's up and grow them as shrubs in another sunny spot in my yard. Has anyone here grown Polka Climbers as a shrub? I would like to know if it worked out for you and do you prune it any differently than growing it as a climber? How tall does it get? I posted this in the rose gallery by mistake. I wish there was a way to delete it. My apologies.

Comments (3)

seil zone 6b MI
10 years ago
I don't have it but I saw on HMF that it does grow like a large shrub.

Here is a link that might be useful: Polka as a shrub on HMF
Kippy
10 years ago
If you follow that link to the photo of Polka, Jay-Jay has other photos posted and wrote under member comments that it made a nice shrub. Jay-Jays photos show it tied to a fence in a fan shape. Sounds like the rose might be better how you are planning.

I do not have any experience with this rose though.
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gardenbug
Original Author
10 years ago
Thank you for your help. Mine looks just like the one in the photo. I have two of them. Maybe I will just keep it like it is...as a 'climber' - The only reason I was going to dig it up, is because (I found out later) that you're not suppose to prune the canes for at least 3 years. Well, I pruned mine without knowing the 'rule' - Oh well, hopefully it'll grow some new canes. Thanks again for helping me.