On 20/2/07 14:33, in article , "Charlie
Pridham" wrote:


"Alla Bezroutchko" wrote in message
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Could someone recommend a rose for the following situation:

I have a west-facing veranda with a transparent roof. I'd like to grow
climbing roses inside the veranda up the walls and under the veranda
roof. I have to grow them in containers - there is no open soil. The
roof is 2 to 3 meters tall, the veranda is 3 by 3 meters.

I'd like to plant 4 roses in the corners. I'd like the roses to be
thornless, long-flowering (all summer long?) and scented. Any colour is
good, but I would prefer pink.

First question - is it it likely to work? Would container grown roses be
vigorous enough to cover the roof?

Second question - what rose would you recommend?

Alla.

If you choose a large container and use a soil based compost you would
expect to get about ten years before the plants go down hill.
My choices would be Madam Alfred Carrier which is white
or Veichenblau which is rather optimistically called violet blue!
There are a number of very good pinks with a few thorns but none that I can
recall that are completely thornless
HTH

Zephirine Drouhin is good with regard to thorns and I see that the
Australians have a range from Wallara (sp?) which they call Smooth Touch. I
don't know that they're available in this country, though.
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