Huskies4all wrote:
I have two red climbing roses next to each other on trellises. I didn't
mean to, one was a "mystery rose." :-) I thought I'd try planting some
sort of climbing vine between them to get a neat color combination. Has
anyone tried this?
Yes.
I think it would work very well with a white
flowered vine of some sort, but I certainly don't want to kill my roses.
Does anyone know if there would be a danger of harming my roses?
CJ
Clematis is the answer CJ. Roses and Clematis work well together.
The Clematis needs a structure to grow on and the rose vines work
well. Clematis doesn't put out too much foliage and block all the
light for the rose leaves, so it makes a great companion.
There are many many varieties of white Clematis. Look for one that
repeat blooms or has a long blooming period. Those will be the newer
varieties. Don't be discouraged if it takes a couple of years to get
going, because it does, but eventually it will look great.
Bob Bauer
Zone 6 in Salt Lake City
http://www.rose-roses.com/