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| When I was a child, my aunt had a rosebush growing up a pole from the driveway on to her porch. A few years ago, her family came home from vacation to find the next door neighbors had uprooted and destroyed it.
Now those neighbors have moved out, and she's asked me to plant a new rosebush (on her side of the property this time, instead of on the dividing line) before new people purchase the house and move in. She's asked me to help because I have a lovely garden, but I have no experience or knowledge of roses. Good time to learn! Here's a picture of the area:
Her only request is that the roses be red, and it be a type of rose that will climb/wind up the pole and onto the fence of the porch, just like the old one. Any and all advice would be appreciated. |
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| You want a climbing or rambling rose. These don't climb by themselves; you would lead the canes up the pole and then fan them along the railing, tying them in. Red climbers at the garden center would most likely be 'Blaze' and 'Don Juan.' These would get messy foliage from blackspot disease unless sprayed with fungicide. A climber variety that doesn't get blackspot is "Quadra,' but it has to be mail-ordered (see "buy from" tab at the link). You could order in fall for spring delivery. The ramblers have clusters of small blloms. 'Chevy Chase' is a red one. |
Here is a link that might be useful: HMF Quadra
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- Posted by farmerduck NJ (My Page) on Thu, Jul 26, 12 at 20:12
| I saw a stunning red rose in front of a town home near the Met. It fit the tight space very well. I think that it is Red Cascade, but am not sure. Brooklyn Botanic Garden has several spetacular, fully-grown Dublin Bay climbers, but that rose might be too big for you. I grow both Blaze Improved and Don Juan. BI's bloom last longer, but the blooms are not particulary pretty and resmeble double knockouts in color and shape. DJ has big, silky and very fragrant blooms. However, DJ gets a lot more blackspot than BI here in my garden. DJ has a upright growth habit, while Blaze will through out canes in all directions, which might annoys the neighbor. My guess is that you might want to avoid BI. BI is a work horse in terms of giving out blooms, while DJ is stingierw with repeats. My plants are very young (2-year old), so maybe someone around area know from first hand experience how they do once they are mature. BTW, if you do like BI, get Blaze Improved, not Blaze as BI has better repeat, or so I heard. |
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| Quadra is super healthy, but it will probably be too big for this spot. It is also quite thorny. Dublin Bay should be reasonably healthy in NYC (it is more healthy than most even here). It is much more manageble than Quadra. olga |
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