@Marlorena does Blush Noisette produce hips in the autumn? I’m looking for a climber to go behind a tiny pond / wild life area, so looking for something that would produce hips to attract more wild life. At the moment I am considering Malvern Hills for that spot…
@Oliya ..yes hips, lovely colour and shape although I prune my roses back early, before winter, so they don't last long here, but yes, suitable for your purposes.. it will grow freestanding, shrub like, without support if necessary..
Malvern Hills can become a monster... it does need managing..
@Sammymummy .. lots of people like to buy David Austin roses, so in case you wanted one of those, any of their climbers would do, but I understand James Galway is fast growing, and suitable, as is Mortimer Sackler which I have grown.. few thorns and beautiful foliage.. also very fast growing.. and easy to manage.. 2 more to consider which I overlooked to mention, but I might put these in the forefront..
Do you think that Malvern Hills would play well with other plants like clems or would overwhelm others?
I’ve got plants right next to Malvern Hills on the ground, wildflower/perennial meadow bed - scabious and aster and they’re all growing happily together. Also have two clematis growing up it.
The issue with clematis is more if they end up swamping the rose. But once the rose is established and at a decent size it should be fine. I’m going to try and tie that cane in to the wall later, only issue is it’s crossing with another one in an awkward way a few inches from where it originated. So I might have to take the older one out. I’ll have to check what that ones doing! There’s no shortage of choices if I need canes to extend the framework.
Probably growing it in a more restricted form like I have is easier for management. But mine will require some thinning out this year as I’ve kept too many canes from last year and with the new ones growing it’s going to end up a tangled mess at the top.
That’s because when they’re first growing you don’t want to cut anything out, you want as many stems and flowers as possible but you can be ruthless with Malvern Hills because it’s so vigorous that you know you’ll get more shoots in no time, so just cut out badly placed ones.
You are certainly selling me on Paul N/T @edhelka, I’m considering bumping one from my list and getting this for the available space instead. There is something so alluring about it’s quilled petals, I keep getting drawn back to your photos for another look.
@Marlorena, inspired by yours, I am enjoying watching my Mme. Antoine Mari develop at a gratifyingly rapid rate. It’s nearly 3x3ft already, fully clothed with lovely foliage and the blooms are graceful and chameleon-like. My other new Tea (Cramoisi Superieur) started well, but is a sparse wimp in comparison to this beauty. This is her today:
And last week:
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
My pride & joy, 'Blue Moon' the most incredible scent, currently on it's second flush. This is the third year and it's definitely the best it's been, sadly we're moving and leaving my lovely roses behind
..well, good luck with the move... I like moving.. you can buy a whole load of new roses and leave all the rest behind... unless it's a total rarity, I've never taken anything with me..
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..yes hips, lovely colour and shape although I prune my roses back early, before winter, so they don't last long here, but yes, suitable for your purposes.. it will grow freestanding, shrub like, without support if necessary..
Malvern Hills can become a monster... it does need managing..
.. lots of people like to buy David Austin roses, so in case you wanted one of those, any of their climbers would do, but I understand James Galway is fast growing, and suitable, as is Mortimer Sackler which I have grown.. few thorns and beautiful foliage.. also very fast growing.. and easy to manage.. 2 more to consider which I overlooked to mention, but I might put these in the forefront..
The issue with clematis is more if they end up swamping the rose. But once the rose is established and at a decent size it should be fine. I’m going to try and tie that cane in to the wall later, only issue is it’s crossing with another one in an awkward way a few inches from where it originated. So I might have to take the older one out. I’ll have to check what that ones doing! There’s no shortage of choices if I need canes to extend the framework.
Probably growing it in a more restricted form like I have is easier for management. But mine will require some thinning out this year as I’ve kept too many canes from last year and with the new ones growing it’s going to end up a tangled mess at the top.
..lol.. thank you for taking the trouble.. I'm a bit slow on the uptake sometimes..
@Marlorena, inspired by yours, I am enjoying watching my Mme. Antoine Mari develop at a gratifyingly rapid rate. It’s nearly 3x3ft already, fully clothed with lovely foliage and the blooms are graceful and chameleon-like. My other new Tea (Cramoisi Superieur) started well, but is a sparse wimp in comparison to this beauty. This is her today:
And last week:
My pride & joy, 'Blue Moon' the most incredible scent, currently on it's second flush. This is the third year and it's definitely the best it's been, sadly we're moving and leaving my lovely roses behind