My new ‘ climbing rose project’ this year includes Mme. Alfred Carriere, Blush Noisette, Duchesse d’ Auerstadt, and, already looking beyond to next Autumn, Sombreuil, Crepuscule and maybe Adelaide d’Orleans. I am currently admiring some of the purple ramblers on Trevor White’s website too and wondering if any would work on the big rose arch I’m dreaming about!
My climbing Iceberg (from Beales in 2019) was miserable and diseased. After a very slow start, I eventually got a good initial show of blooms, then nothing. Nothing at all last year! At the time, I remember you wondering if I had got the ‘old’ version @Marlorena.
@REN_AmateurG Hello and welcome! I have Harlow Carr in a few hours of morning sun and it copes fine with that. It took three years to really establish itself (as many Austins do) and the blooms are less droopy now. It’s a little thorny beast, but if you don’t mind being spiked occasionally, this is it last summer:
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
I prefer GT with the warm bricks. Regarding the fragrance being lacking, what I noticed when I grew it many moons ago was if you sniffed it outright, it didn't have much fragrance, but it was a lovely fragrance that wafted in the air, particularly on warm days.
Thing is on helpmefind it’s only rated as Good overall from many reviews. Which basically means (ok not great) with their rating system. It’s rated much lower than others ina lot of areas.
Bloom frequency, Foliage and disease resistance are all marked lower than say, The Generous Gardener for instance.
@Mr. Vine Eye, very good idea to photoshop and put picture to getting an idea how they will look. I am with Omori, that Yellow is looking better but for front of house, personally i would put health as first deciding factor over fragrance and colour.
@Mr. Vine Eye ..I like your photoshopping, I thought they were real for a moment... get the rose that sings to you, if it doesn't do that, don't get it... Lady of the Lake looks good ! very pretty rambler and doesn't look too thorny..
..I've also noticed the pages seem to be getting shorter... not that they were ever that long..
@Nollie ...your Harlow Carr looks marvellous... and do you notice the attractive mahogany new foliage? I liked that about it very much.. I've grown a couple of purple ramblers.. 'Rose-Marie Viaud' and 'Bleu Magenta' if you wanted to know about them..
@Nollie that's a glorious Harlow Carr. I didn't know they were so compact ( as per @edhelka post , if the ones i put in this year survive ok I know what I shall be getting to replace my dull hebe out front!
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My climbing Iceberg (from Beales in 2019) was miserable and diseased. After a very slow start, I eventually got a good initial show of blooms, then nothing. Nothing at all last year! At the time, I remember you wondering if I had got the ‘old’ version @Marlorena.
@REN_AmateurG Hello and welcome! I have Harlow Carr in a few hours of morning sun and it copes fine with that. It took three years to really establish itself (as many Austins do) and the blooms are less droopy now. It’s a little thorny beast, but if you don’t mind being spiked occasionally, this is it last summer:
Thing is on helpmefind it’s only rated as Good overall from many reviews. Which basically means (ok not great) with their rating system. It’s rated much lower than others ina lot of areas.
Bloom frequency, Foliage and disease resistance are all marked lower than say, The Generous Gardener for instance.
Thats part of what’s putting me off.
I am with Omori, that Yellow is looking better but for front of house, personally i would put health as first deciding factor over fragrance and colour.
..I like your photoshopping, I thought they were real for a moment... get the rose that sings to you, if it doesn't do that, don't get it... Lady of the Lake looks good ! very pretty rambler and doesn't look too thorny..
..I've also noticed the pages seem to be getting shorter... not that they were ever that long..
@Nollie
...your Harlow Carr looks marvellous... and do you notice the attractive mahogany new foliage? I liked that about it very much..
I've grown a couple of purple ramblers.. 'Rose-Marie Viaud' and 'Bleu Magenta' if you wanted to know about them..
...are you still getting 'Highworth'? do you think it looks like 'The Albrighton Rambler'?..