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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
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Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
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 Posted - Jun 02 2010 : 7:52:35 PM
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I need to add a little ooomph to my picket fence which stretches the entire length of our property line in front of the house. One part of the fence is overpowered by a northern maple so it can get a bit shady on that end-but the other end of the fence facing full sun most of the day...I have hostas and hollyhocks in addition to some little purple iris's planted along the fence. As it is with the sunshine and shadow it growing bit lopsided--
But I kind of like the idea of a climbing rose! Any ideas on a particular successful species of climbing roses for Zone 5?
Melody
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
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Julie
Russell
AR
USA
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Posted - Jun 02 2010 : 8:22:23 PM
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I am not sure about zone tolerance but I have a friend that has a "Lady Banks" Climbing rose. It is thornless and has beautiful flowers that blanket it all spring and then has a beautiful green foliage that lasts all summer long and acts like a shade cover.
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Gloria Bonde
True Blue Farmgirl
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Gloria
Hot Springs
SD
USA
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Posted - Jun 02 2010 : 9:08:01 PM
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A climbling rose on a fence is beautiful. You know, they do not really climb. The climbers have long canes. When a cane is grown sideways it will produce more flowers, that is why long cane roses are often bent to the ground. More flowers will grow from the lateral growing canes than if the cane was straight up. So a climber fastened along a fence will give more flowers. New Dawn is a very popular variety
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Melina
True Blue Farmgirl
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Melina
USA
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Posted - Jun 04 2010 : 6:19:19 PM
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I second the New Dawn. Also, Zephrin Druhin (sp?) does very well in semi-shady areas. Added benefit, it has no thorns.
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KD Earthwork
True Blue Farmgirl
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Katie
Gualala
Calif.
USA
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Posted - Jun 06 2010 : 06:21:02 AM
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The Lady Banks will freeze there. It likes more temperate locations.
Look at Vintage Garden's Sebastopol California (sorry I'm not good at sending links)website for rambling roses.They are the best and have virus free roses, a disease running rampant in the larger rose companies that shortens a roses life to about ten years,some healthy roses can live to one hundred .I like ramblers that grow flat, not sending up huge arching canes that eventually eat houses, like Cecile Brunner.New Dawn is good, so is it's parent Dr. Von Fleet.I keep think of ones I like but they all have Tea in them which can't take that cold.
Good luck, I love roses, Katie |
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