Combining Roses with climbing vines
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? 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 |
Combining Roses with climbing vines
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/ |
Combining Roses with climbing vines
"Bob Bauer" wrote in message ... 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. CJ, I second Bob's opinion. I have at least seven clematis growing near or on roses. They have not harmed the roses in the least. In fact, a clematis growing up a once blooming Old garden rose will give it a few extra weeks of colour. The white clematis that I have is called Henyri -- big, beautiful white flowers, but it still hasn't given me a lot of them yet. I am hoping this (3rd yr) will be the year! Laura |
Combining Roses with climbing vines
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Combining Roses with climbing vines
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Combining Roses with climbing vines
Ok, you all have convinced me! I've been
wanting to plant clematis for a few years but didn't have the energy for putting in beds other than roses or building more arbors. I just bought two clematis vines and I'll plant them in the beds with two climbing roses, a Lavender Lassie and a Don Juan, on 2 separate arbors. I love it when you guys spend my money. :) Gail San Antonio TX Zone 8 |
Combining Roses with climbing vines
Huskies4all wrote in message om...
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? 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 I have a similar question but I would like to combine a Joseph's Coat climbing rose with a red trumpet vine on the same post of my pergola. I figure the red trumpet would grow quicker and cover the top of the pergola where the rose would stay more on the actual post and in front. The colors are similar. I can picture this beautiful spectical in my mind but fantasy and reality may not always be the same. Anyone have any experience with this combination? I'm in zone 10 if that helps. Thanks Dorys |
Combining Roses with climbing vines
slackjeep wrote:
I have a similar question but I would like to combine a Joseph's Coat climbing rose with a red trumpet vine on the same post of my pergola. I figure the red trumpet would grow quicker and cover the top of the pergola where the rose would stay more on the actual post and in front. The colors are similar. I can picture this beautiful spectical in my mind but fantasy and reality may not always be the same. Anyone have any experience with this combination? I'm in zone 10 if that helps. Dorys, Trumpet Vine grows really fast here in Zone 9. If this were my Joseph's Coat, I would worry about the trumpet vine outstripping and choking the rose by not letting the rose get enough access to sunlight, etc. I have a combination of a Bougainvillea and a climbing Red Wand rose growing together, and they are identical in colour. Neither seems to be smothering the other, at least in my climate, and I must say I am very pleased with the effect. I am not sure if in your climate they will behave well together or not, but they do here. -- Radika California USDA 9 / Sunset 15 |
Combining Roses with climbing vines
In article , slackjeep
wrote: I have a similar question but I would like to combine a Joseph's Coat climbing rose with a red trumpet vine on the same post of my pergola. I figure the red trumpet would grow quicker and cover the top of the pergola where the rose would stay more on the actual post and in front. The colors are similar. Neat combination. Double check whether the scarlet trumpet vine clings with tentacles. That would be a limiting factor. Although clematis cling, they are not voracious or heavy like a trumpet vine. |
Combining Roses with climbing vines
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In article , slackjeep wrote: I have a similar question but I would like to combine a Joseph's Coat climbing rose with a red trumpet vine on the same post of my pergola. I figure the red trumpet would grow quicker and cover the top of the pergola where the rose would stay more on the actual post and in front. The colors are similar. Neat combination. Double check whether the scarlet trumpet vine clings with tentacles. That would be a limiting factor. Although clematis cling, they are not voracious or heavy like a trumpet vine. Sorry about my naivete' but i'm quite green (no pun) when it comes to gardening. Are tenacles similar to how Passion vines cling? If so, I don't believe the trumpets cling with tenacles but I will double check. What I like about the trumpets is that they tend to become quite barren at the bottom once they are very well established. Most people don't like this because who wants brown woody branches at eye level. But this is what makes me think it would be a great combination with a climbing rose. The woody branches will give the roses something to cling too. The trumpets I've seen in my area tend to be less evasive than the bougenvillas or morning glories. We made the mistake of adding Morning Glories to our front fence. Now everyone in our neighborhood has them!! Thanks for your help. Dorys |
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