@Jason-3 That's not a problem Jason, I can probably help you with that.. please tell me what sort of rose you are looking for i.e. small shrub, large shrub, climbers or ramblers... what size requirements... just one single large bush?... Actually Gallica roses might not be the best in southern Italy as they need a period of winter chill to bloom well, … depends what your winter temps are like there..
@Busy-Lizzie Sounds like a great day had by all... nice to have a big family get together sometimes.. I've heard Eden rose is gorgeous.. 'Pierre de Ronsard' as it's also known.. although I've not grown it myself...
Assuming you want a single shrub rose, pink, fragrant, virtually thornless and will grow about 6-8 foot in southern Italy... I give you … 'Duchesse de Brabant'... do consider this beautiful Tea rose, that's made for that climate.. I know someone in southern Greece who has a beautiful specimen of it.. and others in warm climates.. I should add it's also shade tolerant...
You can order it from Beales in England and probably have it delivered over there at least for now.. and ignore the height and width of 3 x 3 foot.. that's for us here with our cold winters... you get a different result entirely in Italy... much much larger..
@Marlorena I would be looking at a couple medium sized shrub roses and medium vigour climber. Ty in advance Scent is always important but I understand that it must play a distant second in this instance
@Jason-3 where would you likely be buying these roses from Jason... here or in Italy?..… if you intend to buy in Italy, I wouldn't know which roses they sell over there locally.. ...but besides the one I gave above, which would be perfect, another shrub rose very suitable for you is 'Mme. Antoine Mari'... expect at least 5 x 5 foot after 3 years or so.. blooms all the time.. Another is 'Absolutely Fabulous' bred in southern California where it doesn't rain for months in the summer.. drought tolerant and always in flower.. 5 x 5 I should think..
I grow both of these lovely roses... needed no watering here last summer 3 months of drought..
I'm reluctant to suggest David Austin roses because they need a lot of watering in the first year until established...
..lucky you to have a house in Italy though... let me think about the climber..
ok.. for your not too vigorous climber choose 'Aloha'.. it grows well in Italy too.. and shade tolerant.. one of the world's best roses..
@Marlorena, I am changing my garden to suit this increasingly hot and dry climate (just when i thought i had finished it). I have the following roses: Molineux Reines des violettes Pierre de ronsard/ eden Ena harkness climber Comte de chambord New dawn
Which of these do you think i should replace? I have 2 white b&q shrub roses that used to perform so well but now they shut down in the summer droughts. Sadly, I will need to change them.
All my roses have decent buds on now, just waiting for LD Braithwaite to open fully, its nearly there but we are having a rather cool and rainy Easter. Running a close second is Golden Celebration, a few others are beginning to show bud colour.
This is the exception, Rosa Rugosa Hansa hasn’t budded yet, but its settling into a new location which I hope will suit it better. It suffered a lot of cane dieback last year. I like the bright lime green foliage:
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Actually Gallica roses might not be the best in southern Italy as they need a period of winter chill to bloom well, … depends what your winter temps are like there..
@Busy-Lizzie
Sounds like a great day had by all... nice to have a big family get together sometimes..
I've heard Eden rose is gorgeous.. 'Pierre de Ronsard' as it's also known.. although I've not grown it myself...
'Duchesse de Brabant'... do consider this beautiful Tea rose, that's made for that climate.. I know someone in southern Greece who has a beautiful specimen of it.. and others in warm climates.. I should add it's also shade tolerant...
You can order it from Beales in England and probably have it delivered over there at least for now.. and ignore the height and width of 3 x 3 foot.. that's for us here with our cold winters... you get a different result entirely in Italy... much much larger..
https://www.classicroses.co.uk/duchesse-de-brabant-shrub-rose.html
Scent is always important but I understand that it must play a distant second in this instance
...but besides the one I gave above, which would be perfect, another shrub rose very suitable for you is 'Mme. Antoine Mari'... expect at least 5 x 5 foot after 3 years or so.. blooms all the time..
Another is 'Absolutely Fabulous' bred in southern California where it doesn't rain for months in the summer.. drought tolerant and always in flower.. 5 x 5 I should think..
I grow both of these lovely roses... needed no watering here last summer 3 months of drought..
I'm reluctant to suggest David Austin roses because they need a lot of watering in the first year until established...
..lucky you to have a house in Italy though... let me think about the climber..
ok.. for your not too vigorous climber choose 'Aloha'.. it grows well in Italy too.. and shade tolerant.. one of the world's best roses..
The initial watering and logistics of getting the roses to Italy will no doubt be a challenge if I go down this route
I have the following roses:
Molineux
Reines des violettes
Pierre de ronsard/ eden
Ena harkness climber
Comte de chambord
New dawn
Which of these do you think i should replace? I have 2 white b&q shrub roses that used to perform so well but now they shut down in the summer droughts. Sadly, I will need to change them.
This is the exception, Rosa Rugosa Hansa hasn’t budded yet, but its settling into a new location which I hope will suit it better. It suffered a lot of cane dieback last year. I like the bright lime green foliage: