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Best yellow climbing roses

a_good_brewa_good_brew Posts: 46
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Hello folks.
I've got a roughly 3 year old "The Pilgrim" rose against a very sunny 7 ft fence.  It's really not happy - no vigorous growth, not many blooms, black spots on the leaves etc.

I'm wondering if you have had success with The Pilgrim?  What are your favourite yellow climbers?  I'd love to really cover the fence up to 7 ft high and train the rose across to 10 - 12 ft wide.

Elsewhere in the garden I'm having great sucess with "The Generous Gardener" on an arch and "Adelaide d'Orleans" on the front of the house.

All the best.

James
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  • rachelQrtJHBjbrachelQrtJHBjb Posts: 819
    I, too, have planted The Pilgrim. It went in about 3 months ago and is disappointing. almost no new growth and very shy flowerer. Other roses do well for me so I think it's this particular rose. I should have listened to a friend who recommended 'Teasing Georgia'. 
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    I had The Pilgrim for about 8 years in a large pot. It needed a lot of water and food but it did very well, masses of flowers, never ill. Now that I may be moving house I gave it to my daughter in February, job to get the huge roots out of the pot, and she has planted it and it's done very well. It doesn't like being in full sun. When I had it it had morning sun and was shady in the afternoon.

    David Austin roses often take a couple of years to get going, 3 months isn't long enough for it to settle in.

    I like the yellow rambler "Malvern Hills", very vigorous and repeat flowers, unlike most ramblers.
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  • a_good_brewa_good_brew Posts: 46
    Thanks for your advice.  Might try moving it to a shady spot.  Do any roses like really full sun?
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I vote for Arthur Bell too.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546
    I have a 'Gardener's Glory' growing on a south facing stone wall. It is planted in a small square hole surrounded by stone flags and gets plenty of wind, but does very well. I have not given it much help, apart from the odd bucket of water in dry periods, but I suspect its roots run a long way under the flags and have found plentiful food and water there.
    It started early this year, thanks to the odd weather, and its first buds caught the May frosts and fasciated, with interesting effects. It is now starting into another flowering  phase with lots of buds on this year's growth. The flowers are lovely and very cheering.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    David Austin roses can take 2 or 3 seasons to get going.   I have recently planted The Pilgrim bu-y a north facing wall where it gets sunshine till about midday and than again after 6 or 7pm if the sun is high enough.   Before that I had it in a pot nearly 2 years.  It is doing well but is slow.

    Years ago I bought a Graham Thomas which everyone was raving about as the best yellow rose.  He sulked in the border so I moved him to a pot where he sulked even more and went down to a twig.  I brought him with me and grew him on and then planted him out against the same wall nearly 2 years ago where he carried on doing not a lot.  Now that The Pilgrim has gone in he's suddenly perked up, put on growth and even flowered!

    I have a Malvern Hills against a rigid wire mesh fence and in full sun till 5pm.  He's doing very well and I love the colour but in the higher temperatures his flowers do go a bit pink.   OK at the mo as we're having high 20s but definitely pink in May and June when we were nearer 40C.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    One sold as "Golden Showers", had one at our last house, it reached the bedroom window after a couple of years, and lovelly smell.  This one has masses of small  paler yellow slightly scented flowers, is more rambler, and has been flowering since Maay.
  • a_good_brewa_good_brew Posts: 46
    I've just ordered myself an Autumn present of a climbing Arthur Bell.  I moved the Pilgrim into the in early September and he seems very content - lots of new growth, all bright green and happy.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    I took out Golden Showers and am just about to take out Pilgrim. I would go with Graham or Arthur.
  • strelitzia32strelitzia32 Posts: 758
    Another vote for Arthur here. He's very vigorous though, this season seems to have been perfect conditions - today I've had to cut back a leading cane as it was almost at the roof of the house (circa 20ft), and still growing!
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