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CLIMBING ROSES

Outdoor Yard Gardening

Photo Credit (C) Dennis Lee Brown 2017

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Climbing Roses

Ideal Preferences

 

Water:

Water:  Water a climbing rose as needed if the ground (or container) is completely dry until the rose goes dormant.  Newly planted roses – water every two or three days.  Established climbing (especially if the plant is in bloom) roses – water once or twice a week as needed to keep the soil moist around your roses, (Mulch help the soil to retain moisture in hot & drought summer days).

Light:

Although no roses will grow in deep shade, some varieties can tolerate and even prefer partial, dappled shade.  Old-fashioned varieties, such as floribundas, shrubroses and climbing roses, tend to perform best in such shade. Many of those varieties are related to woodland-dwelling wild roses.  Old-fashion rose varieties, such as floribundas, shrub-roses and climbing roses, tend to perform best in such shade.  Many of those varieties are related to woodland-dwelling wild roses.

Hardness Zone:

English Roses are a highly versatile group of roses which thrive in very different climatic conditions.  They are widely grown in almost every rose growing nation in the world, including the  US, Canada, Australia, Japan, Europe and even areas of Russia.

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Temperature:

Some Roses, especially “the rose bush” may survive temperatures ranging from -40°F and others can withstand heated temperatures above 100°F.

Fertilizer :

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Soil:

Start with a good quality, commercial potting soil.  All-purpose houseplant or gardening soil helps with growing healthy plant whether in/outdoors.

CLIMBING ROSES

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(Botanical: Floribunda Rose

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Climbing Rose Care:

There are many different varieties of climbing roses, determine whether the variety you want is suited for your hardness growing zone – (see hardness zone). 

Growing conditions:  Plant the roses in spring. Planting the climbing roses earlier in the season gives them ample opportunity to establish a sturdy root system before the winter season.  technically, you can plant them in the early fall, as well, but roses planted in the fall may not be as strong the following season.  Most all rose types need full sun; they thrive in loamy, well-drained soil and prefer a consistent drink of water especially in the hot summer drought season.  Climbing roses are less fussy than their bush-form rose cousins.  Keep them in partial-shade to full sun, depending on the specific type rose you have.  Light Compass for Houseplants -   PDF file

Mulching and Winterizing:  Mulch is critical to keep rose roots evenly moist in the summer, and to protect them against hard freezing over the winter.  If you plant roses in the spring,  cover the base of the plant with a layer of mulch 2 to 3 inches thick.  Later in the fall, plan to winterize the climbing rose after the first frost, pile up 3 or 4 inches of more mulch around the plants to provide extra insulation.  As temperatures  warms and the ground thaws in early spring, gradually remove the excess mulch and leave a layer of mulch about 2 to 3 inches thick.

  • If you are growing the rose in the ground, choose a spot with plenty of space.  Climbing roses tend to overtake the space that they grow in, so position them away from trees, shrubs, and other plants.

  • If the rose is in a pot/planter, provide one that is large enough to support the roses’ root ball, yet still has enough room for them to grow.  Growing roses in a flower pot, may need regular pruning to maintain its shape.  

  • Soil near walls and fences tends to be dry and low-quality.  Plant the rose within 1 foot (30 cm) of the structure and  replace the soil with an even mix .of quality topsoil and well-rotted compost or manure.  Allow for water runoff

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Mulching and winterizing:  Mulch is critical to keep rose roots evenly moist in the summer, and to protect them against hard freezing over the winter.  If you plant roses in the spring, cover the base of the plant with a layer of mulch 2 to 3 inches thick.  Later in the fall, plan to winterize the climbing rose after the first frost, pile up 3 or 4 inches of more mulch around the plants to provide extra insulation.  As temperatures warms and the ground thaws in early spring, gradually remove the excess mulch and leave a layer of mulch about 2 to 3 inches thick.

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