I'm rather impatient and would like to buy a climber in the next couple of weeks. Most of the roses suggested are sold out ☹️
So these are ones that I've come across and would appreciate any opinions:
Aloha (the 1949) version Bienvenue (Delbard) Sombreuil Wollerton Old Hall Crème de la crème Blossom time Ginger syllabub Claire Austin
I'm conscious that we get wind from over the pennines whistling down the valley and the pergola does cop it a bit, so the rose bush would have to be very resilient. If there are any other options that are better in this regard, I'd welcome the advice.
If I was more patient, these are the roses I'm considering:
Laguna Kiss me Kate Westerland Laure Louisa Papi Delbard
Amnesty international Naheme
And buy a bush rose for the planter in the meantime 😅
@Katsa Just to say, there's a confusion about Sombreuil in commerce. Both Trevor White and Peter Beales claim to sell 1851 Tea bred by Robert but Beales also lists the alias Colonial White and both show a photo of 1940 large-flowered climber (which is not a tea but possibly a hybrid wichurana).
I'm getting more and more attracted to this type of rose... semi doubles and singles. They just seem to be less troublesome, droop less and certainly in the ones I have, stand up well to heavy rain, than the other types. Dusky Maiden is looking terrific considering it's only been in the pot 3-4 weeks, and has plenty of buds ready and waiting, and Open Arms which has been pushing out these clusters for a couple of months now, with more to come.
Just arrived...barely 24 hours after ordering, one healthy looking Charles de Mills from RV Roger...mightily impressive. But be warned, unpacking was a very messy affair, for some bizarre reason they use masses of shredded paper as packaging...haven't seen that for years.
Not a massive amount happening on the rose front as I wait for second flushes, apart from the non-stop Julia Child, but a few things:
Diamond Eyes, a new and rather cute patio rose has been in flower pretty much continuously, blooms are spicy scented but only about 3-5cm across. I am using it as a border edging plant but probably better at eye level near a seating area to better appreciate it’s dainty proportions. Starts out more claret-purple then fades to dusky purple:
Loads of buds on new Stormy Weather but there is always a few blooms on it even ‘between flushes’, very popular with pollinators:
Astonomia, another newbie, seems to have settled into a rhythm with plenty of healthy growth. The blooms are lovely but fleeting. Would be better more sheltered from the wind as the petals soon blow off when my south easterlies get going:
Never really had a second flush from Gertrude Jekyll, but it has got lots of new buds. The first new bloom, however, is single!
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
@peteS That looks great and very reasonable prices. They have a yearly rose festival which was lovely last year, shame to miss it this year but maybe next year 🤞
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So these are ones that I've come across and would appreciate any opinions:
Aloha (the 1949) version
Bienvenue (Delbard)
Sombreuil
Wollerton Old Hall
Crème de la crème
Blossom time
Ginger syllabub
Claire Austin
I'm conscious that we get wind from over the pennines whistling down the valley and the pergola does cop it a bit, so the rose bush would have to be very resilient. If there are any other options that are better in this regard, I'd welcome the advice.
If I was more patient, these are the roses I'm considering:
Laguna
Kiss me Kate
Westerland
Laure Louisa
Papi Delbard
Naheme
And buy a bush rose for the planter in the meantime 😅
Dusky Maiden is looking terrific considering it's only been in the pot 3-4 weeks, and has plenty of buds ready and waiting, and Open Arms which has been pushing out these clusters for a couple of months now, with more to come.
Loads of buds on new Stormy Weather but there is always a few blooms on it even ‘between flushes’, very popular with pollinators:
Astonomia, another newbie, seems to have settled into a rhythm with plenty of healthy growth. The blooms are lovely but fleeting. Would be better more sheltered from the wind as the petals soon blow off when my south easterlies get going:
Never really had a second flush from Gertrude Jekyll, but it has got lots of new buds. The first new bloom, however, is single!
My new unnamed yellow rose - 1st bloom! Bush is the smallest of the 5 and the only one so far planted in the ground.
Clematis 'Polish Spirit' reaching for the sky
Dierama aka Angel's Fishing Rod, just coming out, with rose 'Penelope's last two blooms behind it and rose Jasmina' in the far background.
? fabulous clematis..