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Posted by thahalibut 9 CA (My Page) on Wed, Oct 28, 09 at 15:41
| Can anyone suggest a nice climbing rose for these conditions?
Need to be around 10'
zone 9 hot dry sacramento valley
sun from noon on
next to a wood building so if will have reflective heat.
tia |
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RE: whats a good climbing rose
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| What color do you want? Jeri |
RE: whats a good climbing rose
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| I am open to any color. Whats important is having the most blooms over the entire growing season. |
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OK.
I would suggest the red/white stripe climber, 'Fourth of July,' OR the Noisette, 'Reve d'Or' which is a golden peach. Both are fragrrant and disease -resistant. Also -- Take a day to visit the Historic Rose Garden in the Sacramento City Cemetery (1000 Broadway, Sacramento).
'Reve d'Or' is magnificent there. Moreover, you'll get more ideas for climbing roses than you could shake a stick at. Jeri Jennings |
Here is a link that might be useful: Historic Rose Garden Web Site
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| Fourth of July looks very beautiful. I dont make it to sac very often but when I do I will make time to see the roses at Sacramento City Cemetery. Will Fourth of July grow from cutting or ???? I think I want this one. Thank you Jeri!
Tim |
RE: whats a good climbing rose
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| I have had good luck with Polka. You might want to have a look at it also and see if it does okay in your area. Mine blooms pretty much all season with its large, apricot flowers. |
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Fourth of July grows readily from a cutting. The resulting plant grows as large as a grafted one, although it takes an extra year in the beginning to reach that size.
Keep in mind that it's a patented rose and cannot legally be propagated from cuttings or grafted unless one is licensed to do so. |
RE: whats a good climbing rose
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- Posted by beth NorCA 9 (My Page) on
Thu, Oct 29, 09 at 20:22
Another really good one is SOARING SPIRITS. It's another striped one, but it blooms throughout the season just as well as FOURTH OF JULY. Grows killer canes if let go.
 I have another climber that is a massive monster, but only really blooms once in the spring and maybe a slight bit of repeat in the summer. That's YELLOW BLAZE. It also goes by CL SUN FLARE. I guess that would explain the lack of repeat. Climbing sports of bush roses usually don't repeat well. But it's a great, healthy grower and when it does bloom, OMG! It's spectacular.
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RE: whats a good climbing rose
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| yellow blaze is nice but I would rather have a fuller season of flowers. Soaring spirits looks like a good one too as well as Polka. I have room for a 2 or 3 so maybe I can get all 3 of those. So if its patented you cant even share it? Maybe I should stop looking if thats the case. the pic Soaring spirits is beautiful. |
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That's the idea of a patent, to prevent the unauthorized propagation of a rose to protect the interests of the hybridizer. So many commercial rose growers are going out of business that soon we may not have many left. Many do it to make a living. Unauthorized propation such as sharing cuttings means fewer roses sold thus less money for the hybridizer and grower.
The patent is good for 20 years after that you can propagate all you want. |
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| And remember, there are literally thousands of roses which are either out of patent, or pre-date patents altogether. Reve d'Or, one of my favorite roses, is an old rose, and quite legal to propagate.
Grows like a house afire in the Sacramento City Cemetery. Also, consider 'Lamarque,' a wonderful lemon-white, and a generous grower. |
RE: whats a good climbing rose
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| I thought a patent was meant for large growers, didnt know I couldn't take a patented plant cutting to my next door neighbor. I guess I understand it now. When ever I find some nice plant I want its impossible to buy around here. We have 1 real nursery, & they wont order you anything unless its a truck load, then we have lowes & home depot & they are both worthless for getting what the customer wants. I dont go to sacramento, they would probably have it. Would lowes or home depot carry the 4th of july rose? Reve d'Or scares me a bit, it may get too big. Daves garden says 20 or 25' & you say "Grows like a house afire". I cant handle a house afire, I need a nice tame 10 footer if possible. This is going next to (6' away on some kind of trellis) a small building to shade it. I dont want it to grow crazy & climb on the building. 4th of july seems so perfect. |
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| Thahalibut, Regan Nursery has Fourth of July under their climbing roses section. You can order it bareroot from them. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Regan Nursery
RE: whats a good climbing rose
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| I REALLY try to avoid buying anything online, & I only use paypal for anything online, & they dont take paypal. I appreciate you finding that link though, lots of roses to look at. |
RE: whats a good climbing rose
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| Would lowes or home depot carry the 4th of july rose? *** Yes, it is very much a mainstream rose. Reve d'Or scares me a bit, it may get too big. *** Naw -- we grow it over a commercial arbor. No problem.
Keep in mind that there will be roses for sale in the Sacramento Cemetery on Saturday, April 17 of next year. Lots and lots of roses, well-suited to your area. But, as for buying on line -- the thing is that the best rose sources ARE on line. And many will take Paypal. Jeri |
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| Thats good to hear lowes should carry it. I went this morning knowing there wouldn't be much but went anyway. They said they "should" get bare root roses on dec-20 & "should" have what I want. So I will get one there if all goes according to plan. Thanks
Tim |
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