Transcript Roses That Climb Steve Jones Tenarky Winter Meeting

Roses That Climb
Steve Jones, Chairman
Program Services Committee
2005
All Photos by Steve Jones
© ARS, 2005
Roses As Climbers
• Roses are not true climbers
• Roses do not have tendrils to hang on to
walls, trellises, etc.
• Prickles (thorns) are not for clinging
• Any large rose can be made into a climber
• Large Flowered Climbers
• Climbing sports
Large Flowered Climbers
• Official American Rose Society
classification
• Usually repeat blooming
• Different colors, bloom size, fragrance, and
hardiness
• AARS has a test class for climbers
Paul’s Scarlet Climber
Once bloomer to 12 feet
New Dawn
Good repeat, winter
hardy, to 12 feet.
First rose patent
Altissimo
Good repeat bloom, to
10 feet, somewhat
winter hardy
Berries N’ Cream
Good repeat, very
fragrant, excellent hot
weather rose, almost
thornless, somewhat
hardy, to 12 feet
Eden (Pierre de
Ronsard)
Excellent arbor rose,
fairly hardy, grows to
12 feet
Fourth Of July
AARS winner, to 15 feet,
winter hardy, good repeat
bloom
Joseph’s
Coat
Grows to 10
feet, somewhat
hardy
Dr. Huey
Common rootstock, somewhat
hardy, to 15 feet
Other Large Flowered Climbers
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Aloha
America
Blaze
Clair Matin
Dublin Bay
Golden Showers
Handel
Ramblers
• Rambler class changed by ARS in 1999
• Now Hybrid Wichuranas or Hybrid
Multifloras
• Usually once blooming
• Large climbers, all sizes and shapes
• Ideal for pergolas, ropes, trellises, pillars
• Most are winter hardy
American Pillar
Vigorous, popular in
Europe, grows to 25 feet,
winter hardy
Newport Fairy
Vigorous, to 30 feet,
fragrant, not winter
hardy
Bobbie James
Very popular in Europe,
vigorous to 20 feet,
fragrant, winter hardy
Chevy Chase
Vigorous, to 18
feet, winter hardy
Russelliana
Multiflora rambler,
very hardy, to 20
feet
Silver Moon
Very vigorous, to
30 feet, winter
hardy
Violette
Vigorous, to 15 feet,
winter hardy
Veilchenblau
Vigorous, to 15 feet,
almost thornless,
somewhat hardy
The Garland
Very vigorous, to 25 feet, winter
hardy, very fragrant
Other Ramblers
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Alberic Barbier
Appleblossom
Bleu Magenta
Debutante
Dorothy Perkins
Excelsa
Jersey Beauty
Species
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The original “climbers”
Most are once blooming
Some of the largest roses
Good for pergolas, trees, houses
Usually are fragrant
Mixed hardiness, most are hardy
Rosa mulliganii
Vigorous, to 25 feet,
very fragrant
Rosa banksiae lutea
“Lady Banks”, vigorous, to
35 feet, white version
largest rose in world, not
winter hardy
Rosa moschata
“Musk Rose”, very
vigorous and fragrant,
to 18 feet
Rosa multiflora carnea
Very vigorous, to 35 feet,
winter hardy
Rosa multiflora
Very vigorous,
naturalized in US, to
15 feet, fragrant,
common rootstock
Rosa roxburghii
“Chestnut Rose”, vigorous,
to 15 feet, naturalized in
US, winter hardy
Other Species
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Kiftsgate
Rosa eglanteria
Rosa hugonis “Father Hugo’s Rose”
Rosa laevigata “Cherokee Rose”
Rosa moyesii
Rosa soulieana
Rosa wichurana
Old Garden Roses
• Wide range of sizes and colors
• Some repeat bloomers
• Some large bushes, can be made into
climbers
• Most are fragrant
• Been around for 100s of years
Reine des
Violettes
Very fragrant Hybrid
Perpetual, grows to
12 feet, somewhat
hardy
Mermaid
Very vigorous, to 30 feet,
repeat bloom, fragrant, wicked
thorns, not winter hardy
Louise Odier
Large Bourbon rose,
to 12 feet as climber,
repeat bloom, not
winter hardy
Stanwell Perpetual
Large Hybrid Spinosissima,
can be trained as climber to
15 feet, fragrant, winter
hardy
Sombreuil
Climbing Tea,
vigorous, to 20 feet,
fragrant, top show
rose, repeat blooms,
somewhat winter
hardy
Zephirine Drouhin
Climbing Bourbon, to 12
feet, very fragrant,
almost thornless, not
winter hardy
Other Old Garden Roses
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Baronne Prevost
Hugh Dickson
Mme Hardy
Mme Isaac Pereire
Mme Pierre Oger
Reine Victoria
Ulrich Brunner
Noisettes
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Climbers from 8-20+ feet
Good repeat bloom, especially in fall
Some fragrant, generally mild
Most are not winter hardy, but can be grown
in cold areas with protection
• Lots of colors, blooms in clusters, small or
large blooms
• Only class created in United States
Celine Forestier
Popular Noisette, to 12 feet
Alister Stella
Gray
Grows to 18 feet
Mme Alfred Carriere
One of the shorter
Noisettes, to 10 feet, good
pillar rose
Aimee Vibert
Lax growing Noisette to 12 feet
Nastarana
Short Noisette, to 8 feet, very
fragrant
Crepuscule
Grows to 12 feet
Other Noisettes
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Blush Noisette
Champneys Pink Cluster
Jaune Deprez
Jeanne d’Arc
Lamarque
Marechal Neil
Reve d’Or
Hybrid Musks
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Good repeat bloom, especially in fall
Good fragrance
Most are winter hardy
Usually blooms in small clusters
Blooms small to large
Wide color range
Nur Mahal
Vigorous, to 12 feet, fragrant
Moonlight
Vigorous, to 12
feet, very
fragrant
Penelope
Vigorous, to 15
feet, very
fragrant
Will Scarlett
Vigorous, to 12 feet,
fragrant
Lavender
Lassie
Very vigorous, to
20 feet, fragrant
Kathleen
Grows to 12 feet, fragrant
Skyrocket
One of the shorter Hybrid Musks, to 8 feet
Other Hybrid Musks
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Buff Beauty
Cornelia
Danae
Nymphenburg
Prosperity
Secret Garden
Vanity
Shrubs - Other
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Most shrubs can be made into a climber
Full list of colors, shapes, sizes
Most are winter hardy
Most have good repeat bloom
Most versatile of all roses
Sally Holmes
Large shrub or 12 foot
climber, popular climber,
top show rose, good repeat
bloom, winter hardy
Flutterbye
Vigorous, to 12 feet,
good repeat bloom
Alchymist
Large, to 20 feet, once
bloomer, fragrant
Royal Pageant
Harkness Shrub, small climber to 10 feet,
fragrant
Montecito
Very vigorous, to 50
feet, large blooms,
once bloomer
Sea Foam
Very vigorous, to
15 feet, repeat
bloom
Dortmund
Kordesii, to 10 feet,
very winter hardy
Constance Spry
First Austin England Rose, to 15 feet,
once bloomer
Evelyn
One of the largest
English Roses, to
12 feet, very
fragrant
Other Shrubs
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Belinda’s Dream
Golden Wings
Graham Thomas
John Cabot
Leander
Nevada
William Baffin
Other Climbing Sports
• Most are genetic sports of bush counterparts
• The climbing sports of most roses do not
repeat well, typically 1-2 flushes per year
• Some climbing roses do not have bush
counterparts, such as Aloha and High Noon
• Blooms generally like the bush counterpart
• Many different color sports
Cl. Cecile Brunner
Cl. Souvenir de la
Malmaison
Climbing Bourbon, to 15
feet, fragrant, repeat
blooms, not winter hardy
Cl. Pinkie
Cl. Iceberg
Cl. Perle des Jardins
Climbing Tea rose, to 15 feet, not
winter hardy
Climbing Miniature Roses
• Just like large climbers, but smaller in all
dimensions
• Can be as tall as small climbers
• Good repeat bloom
• Some winter hardy
• Great for pillars, arches
Candy Cane
Grows to 7 feet,
an older
Miniature
Climber
Jeanne Lajoie
Grows to 12 feet, a
popular Miniature
Climber
Hi Ho
Grows to 8 feet
Red Cascade
Grows to 6 feet, great as a groundcover
The End
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