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| Hello Friends! Looking for a climber that is a beast! Blooms until frost or near frost in the 5 - 6 zone. Any color. I have New Dawn for 10+ years and it has been awesome! I have had others that have not been too full or soared but have bloomed on and off throughout the summer. Any ideas I would greatly appreciate it :) Rosey Blessings |
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| Hi! I'm brand new to roses myself and planting some climbers this year, too! The helpful people here pointed me to Help Me Find to look up some varieties- great info over there. Have you tried the Blaze climbers? I can't speak from any experience yet, but from what I have read it's a large, hardy, good grower. Very pretty red blooms! Hope that helps! I'm sure some other more knowledgeable people will chime in to correct me if I am mistaken! |
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- Posted by onewheeler Z5 N.S. (My Page) on Tue, Mar 5, 13 at 14:31
| There are many to choose from. My own personal experience has shown that Viking Queen, Ramblin Red, Jasmania are all hardy, healthy climbers with little winter die back. |
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- Posted by Nippstress 5-Nebraska (My Page) on Tue, Mar 5, 13 at 16:03
| Hi Chantal If you want beast that blooms consistently through the summer and laughs off winter in the 5-6 border and well beyond, my vote is for either Quadra or Illusion. Both are crimson-red colors (garden translation - darkish pink), and are no care, no spray, hardy, and long-blooming. Like most roses, they'll rest a bit between bigger flushes but are never entirely without blooms through frost. Both are also thorny puppies when mature, able to give New Dawn a good fight for survival and worth being cautious pruning around them. If you can handle the thuggishness of New Dawn, these would be good to try. Cynthia |
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| Hi All Thanks for the suggestions! Yes AviaStar I use HelpMeFine -it is an awesome resource. :) I just wanted to hear from some others here what they have been successful with then I will check the look of the Roses on that site. You probably found Roses are addictive!!! What is on your list this year? :) OneWheeler and Nipstress I will check out those Roses. I am also thinking about a white climber too! :) |
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| Hi Chantal! Um, yes, addictive! I've got 6 on my list this year: Joseph's Coat Talisman Royal Sunset Night Light Mme. Butterfly Abraham Darby Do you have pictures of your New Dawn? I like the look of it very much, but the reports of the thorns scared me off! |
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| AviaStar I had JC and he is a Beautiful Rose!!! Hmm I don't think ND is that thorny but I guess that is where you are going to put it. I had it in a our Moon Garden but moved it to another spot an area on a walkway to our basement. I gave it a hard prune because I moved it. I like the way it starts out pink bud and open to white - delicate but a strong rose even with neglect. Try it :) |
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