This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.
Madame Alfred Carriere
pottering girl
Posts: 236
in Plants
I have decided I would like to plant this rose up and around my porch. It is a large oak porch and I want to plant 1 each side of the porch rather than 1 which grows up, over and down the other side. Anyone any experience of growing this rose?
0
Posts
Thank you - that has confirmed it for me. I don't have a problem keeping a firm hold. I had Cecile Brunner growing up the front of my house and that needed regular management. Unfortunately as beautiful as it is with its one flush I am looking for a repeat flowerer this time. Heard fantastic reports about MAC although I have heard it can be slow to start flowering. What is your experience?
Ha, thanks.
I can only confirm what pansyface wrote: Madame Alfred Carrière can grow very tall indeed. It will flower... when it wants, usually very prolific. I love its roses with their unkempt look, nice scent, foliage smells like pepper.
I have this rose around an arch. It was a tad limited on flowers in year one but has been brilliant ever since. Lovely scent. You do have to keep on top of the growth but I found it easy to train and well worth the effort.
I feed mine and also apply a spray in early spring to limit black spot.
good choice I say. Here is mine for years one, two and three If you want an idea of growth rate.
Last edited: 10 April 2017 22:08:51
Great pics of your Madame Alfred Carrière, Tootles. I have taken the liberty to put photo of year 3 in a more conventional orientation.
Hi there,
My Madame Alfred Carrière rose has just started flowering. Yesterday I picked one rose and took it indoors so my wife and I could enjoy its delicious perfume. Actually, it is more scented indoors than outdoors. I also like its dishevelled, unpretentious look.
It does look gorgeous. May have to find one when I get a pergola built. Here it is pictured on David Austin's site to give an idea of size - http://www.davidaustinroses.com/eu/mme-alfred-carriere
Last edited: 17 April 2017 15:58:00