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I am new to gardening, however I would like to plant a low maintenece
rapid growing climber along my picket fence. I live in Wilmington, North Carolina, does anyone have any suggestions on what kind of climbing rose I should plant. PLEASE HELP ME! |
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"Mike" very nicely said to Heidi Hi Heidi, I tried to look your zone up on a tiny little map. It looks like you're in zone 7 or 8, right? You have nearly limitless choices. Are you looking for a specific color? How much space are you trying to cover? Is it important to you that the rose be fragrant? I hesitate to give you a recommendation without knowing what you'd like. I can tell you my favorite climber (so far) is Sombreuil. It's a big beautiful white that's very healthy and disease resistant and blooms throughout the season. The fragrance is wonderful. I think it would look fantastic on a picket fence. The only drawback I can think of is that it is a thorny booger. You can see some pictures of it he http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/pl.php?n=5858 The helpmefind site is very useful when you're looking for a rose. You can go to the main search page for roses he http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/searchPlants.php I hope that helps, if just a little. If you want to post another message with some more details about what type of rose you'd like, I'd be happy to give you some more suggestions. Good luck! Mike z8TX Hello Heidi, Welcome to the group. I second in its entirety what Mike has said. It is easier to make suggestions if not recommendations for your area if you would be a bit more specific. Again remember that both climbers and ramblers take a bit to get established and the length of your fence may also be an issue if you plan or would like to have it covered in a hurry - a hurry here could mean maybe 2 to 3 years. Color and preferences will narrow the field and I am sure you can ask questions of fellow rosarians in Colorado who may know more about microclimates and the inherent problems of certain areas that people like me in Portland may not even be aware of. And don't let anyone tell you that growing roses is difficult. It is not. But like any endeavor worth the time spent on it, you need to do it according to what the requirements are in order to reap the benefits. I hope we all can offer you some suggestions when you get back for the answers. Allegra |
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I am new to gardening, however I would like to plant a low maintenece rapid growing climber along my picket fence. Hi, I am on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, in 7b, and have been very happy with Climbing White Dawn. It is white, as one would guess, very light fragrance, and has blooms that look almost like gardenias. It was introduced in the 1940's. In three seasons it has reached almost 15 feet, and has thick, shiny, almost "leathery" leaves that are very resistant to disease. It is one of my first to leaf out this spring. It doesn't like a lot of spraying, although I did foliar feed (stinky fish emulsion with a preventative dash of copper) last year, in the early mornings. I learned to bypass it, along with most of my climbers, my Bonicas, the Fairy, and the Pink Grootendurst, when on a chemical offensive. When everything else is looking like death warmed over from blackspot, Cl. White Dawn's fat, dark green leaves appear to be too tough for the fungus to cause any real problems for it. It's not immune (is any rose truly immune to blackspot?) but it seems like a "common cold" rather than "pneumonia" for the rose, to use a loose analogy. I have about 175 roses, mostly different varieties, including about 9 climbers, and this is by far superior, in vigor, hardiness, and resistance. Nice blooms, although not a gigantic producer, quite reliable. It's in my "less care is better" list...if in doubt, don't touch it; it will survive just fine without whatever Chemical du Jour I've come home with. It simply prefers to take care of itself, although it has survived several "can't miss, can't hurt" experiments. -- Scopata Fuori |
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