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Quick Guide: summer, hardy, full sun, height:6m/20ft,
width: 4.5m/15ft
All gardens, whatever their style, are enhanced by a climbing
rose - or two. Climbers with species roses as parents are
very Vigorous (up to 9m/30ft), bearing 5cm/2in wide cream
or yellow flowers in mid summer; climbers bred from hybrid
teas are a better choice for more restricted areas such as
pillars or fences, and bear flowers up to 12.5cm/5in wide.
GROWING See Floribuda Roses. Always plant climbing
rose close to their supports. To prune cut back strong growths
after planting to 38cm/15in, weaker ones to within 10cm/4in
of the base. Thereafter prune in early spring, leaving the
basic framework but cutting back short laterals to 2-3 buds.
Tie in new shoots in autumn.
PROPAGATION By budding only
VARIETIES The following arc suitable for restricted
areas: `Carolinc Testout', profusion of heavily fragrant,
double pink flowers; `Meg', pink and apricot; `Danse du Fen',
double, orange-scarlet; `Golden Showers', pale gold; `Parkdirektor
Riggers', scarlet; `Zephirine Drouhin', a bourbon rose, bright
pink, fragrant, continuous flowering. Strong growers; Mme
Gregoire Staechelin', clear pink, fragrant; `Wedding Day',
very vigorous, yellow in bud opening white; `Mermaid', large,
butter-yellow, fragrant, good on a cold wall. 'Fantin Latour'
(above) double flowers over a short summer period.
POSSIBLE PROBLEMS Aphids; caterpillars; sawfly larvae.
Black spot: die-back; grey mould; rust; powdery - mildew.
Climbers are particularly Susceptible to powdery mildew.
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