The spot for this rose will get pretty warm, it’s going in a large bottomless planter, lots of hummus. I’m worried the heat will stress the plant and trigger leaf issues. I really want repeat flowering, that’s key
Most roses survive warmth. Is it warmth in the UK? I live in Dordogne and it can get pretty warm here, there are lots of roses. If the planter is bottomless then why isn't the rose being planted in the ground?
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
I’m in Devon, thank you for your suggestions. Still unsure, does the perfect trouble free climbing rose exist? If I could start with vigorous and black spot resistant and go from there.
A climbing rose permanently in a pot against a warm south-facing wall is always going to be subject to more heat and disease stresses and struggle to repeat bloom, more than one in the ground. If the pot is open to the ground that helps a lot, but never as good as direct planting.
A single, semi-double or repeat-flowering rambler type might work best as they are usually less demanding that the big, blowsy, multi-petalled rose types or the prima donna hybrid teas. In fact, Malvern Hills is probably ideal, or Ghislaine de Feligonde*
There are techniques to reduce heat stress though, I’m pretty familiar with them in my location! Your pot mix needs to be hefty and soil based, it needs to be very large (50x50x50 min) and ideally you should double pot (one pot inside the other for insulation). Choose a white ceramic or light coloured outer pot to reflect the sun and mulch the rose heavily and that, combined with frequent deep watering and regular feeding should do you. During the hottest months, place other pots of perennials and leafy things in front of the rose pot to shade it, ensuring the shadow falls on the soil in the pot too.
* edited to say, check if they are ok on a hot sunny wall!
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Sorry if this contradicts anybody, I know it's always a pain..
Bottomless pots are ok to use, and you can grow huge roses in them.. just choose a nice decorative one.. Here's an example..[not my garden].. obviously you would attend to it better than this, keeping it weed free.. ..this is the rose in it, one each side of the arch..
Your location is alright... your wall is about 10 feet by 7 I think ? It's always best to choose your own rose, or pick a selection and ask for advice on them.. 'Pippin' is rather nice, and fits the dimensions... repeats, scented and healthy.. but there are many more.. this is just an example.. best of luck..
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I really want repeat flowering, that’s key
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
A single, semi-double or repeat-flowering rambler type might work best as they are usually less demanding that the big, blowsy, multi-petalled rose types or the prima donna hybrid teas. In fact, Malvern Hills is probably ideal, or Ghislaine de Feligonde*
There are techniques to reduce heat stress though, I’m pretty familiar with them in my location! Your pot mix needs to be hefty and soil based, it needs to be very large (50x50x50 min) and ideally you should double pot (one pot inside the other for insulation). Choose a white ceramic or light coloured outer pot to reflect the sun and mulch the rose heavily and that, combined with frequent deep watering and regular feeding should do you. During the hottest months, place other pots of perennials and leafy things in front of the rose pot to shade it, ensuring the shadow falls on the soil in the pot too.
* edited to say, check if they are ok on a hot sunny wall!
Bottomless pots are ok to use, and you can grow huge roses in them.. just choose a nice decorative one..
Here's an example..[not my garden].. obviously you would attend to it better than this, keeping it weed free..
..this is the rose in it, one each side of the arch..
Your location is alright... your wall is about 10 feet by 7 I think ?
It's always best to choose your own rose, or pick a selection and ask for advice on them..
'Pippin' is rather nice, and fits the dimensions... repeats, scented and healthy.. but there are many more.. this is just an example.. best of luck..