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Janet · 27-05-2018, 09:15 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

In article ,
says...

:-) Trick Question :-)

As far as I can tell there is no such thing as a climbing rose (as in a
vine which will twine, or things with suckers to attach to walls).

The rose is a rambling rose (remember the song?) which rambles about all
over the place. If you tie it into a framework it will grow upwards and if
you lead it into the branches of a tree it will ramble all over the place
but without artificial support it just falls over.

twining vines and plants with suckers, also fall over if they have
nothing to twine on or sucker on. I can't think of any plant that climbs
with nothing to support it (except Jack's beanstalk).

Janet.