Rose/clematis combo thread

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• Greenjob Posts: 48

  June 2020

  Janie B said:

  Please add yours... thought it might be helpful to collate these in one place...
  
  Here are two to start with...
  
  Aloha and Dark Eyes (@cats_and_dogs)
  
  
  

  
  

  Blush Noisette and Princess Diana (credit @Marlorena)
  
  

  
  

  Both roses planted 2 years ago, clematis planted last year. Growing up pillar supports. 
  
  On edit: I've just noticed there's actually a bug with dark eyes on the Dark Eyes!
   
  
  

  Would love to do something like that, do you just put both plants in the middle of the support? 

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• Janie B Posts: 963

  June 2020

  @Greenjob I actually planted my roses in the middle (as I planted them a year before I decided to add the clematis), and the clematis just to the outside, but since then I read on here (@Marlorena, I think) that it would've been better to have put the clematis in the middle and the rose to the outside! Think it makes pruning easier. Hey ho!
  

  Lincolnshire

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• Marlorena Posts: 8,705

  June 2020

  Nice thread @Janie B ... never enough of these, and lovely combo's above..  I find it's not such an easy thing to get right and I'm always experimenting.. 
  
  'Tottering by Gently' / Clematis durandii..  as the clematis is herbaceous, I put that inside, and the rose outside... I also have 'Belle of Woking' on this but that will flower later..
  
  
  
  

  East Anglia, England

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• Voyagerxp Posts: 651

  June 2020 edited June 2020

  I've been thinking of trying this with a David Austin climbing rose called A Shropshire Lad that i planted last year on a 8ft obelisk. Has anyone got any suggestions on what clematis that would look good with this rose.

  
  

  
  

    A Shropshire Lad bloom

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  

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• Janie B Posts: 963

  June 2020

  That's a gorgeous rose, @Voyagerxp ... maybe something blue or purple as a contrast...? There are so many to choose from. 
  
  @Marlorena I'm not usually a fan of yellow flowers, but that TbG looks stunning paired with the durandii. A real success!
  

  Lincolnshire

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• Mr. Vine Eye Posts: 2,394

  June 2020

  
  

  
  

  Comtesse de Bouchaud and The Generous Gardener.
  
  Ive got a few clems and roses together but they’re not quite flowering yet, or haven’t yet grown into each other!

  East Yorkshire

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• Grumpymum Posts: 77

  June 2020

  Those all look lovely, and I really love the Blush Noisette and Princess Diana.
  
  I've got a New Dawn rose on the front of my house and I'd love some suggestions for a clematis to go with it. I've got a viticella type planted with it at the moment,  but it's not really vigorous enough to compete with the rose and is lost amongst the foliage lower down beside the window. I have to look hard to notice it. It's quite a dry spot in a corner and gets a lot of afternoon sun.
  
  
  

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• Janie B Posts: 963

  June 2020

  That's a fine New Dawn you have there, @Grumpymum, looks very healthy! Funnily enough, I've one on order atm, hope it's as beautiful as yours... I'm surprised the viticella is not vigorous enough... these are the ones I mostly grow, as I thought they had a reputation for being just that! Don't know much about other clematises tbh, maybe someone will have a suggestion for you. 

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• Omori Posts: 1,674

  June 2020

  I've just planted my first Clematis, Warszawska Nike, with Teasing Georgia. I'm hoping the yellow stamens and purple colouring will pair well with the soft yellow of TG, fingers crossed... 

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• Yviestevie Posts: 7,066

  June 2020

  @Grumpymum I've got Perle d Azur planted with New Dawn but my rose is against a fence so gets pruned much shorter than yours.

  
  

  
  

  Hi from Kingswinford in the West Midlands
  

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