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Pretty Climbing Roses for your Garden

Climbing Roses, Rambler Roses, Rambling Roses, Great Roses, Top Roses, Best roses for walls, Best roses for pergolas, Best roses for fences, Best roses for Arbors, Best roses for Arches

Nothing sets off a house like a Climbing Rose in full bloom trained against the walls or draping the porch. Climbing Roses are vigorous shrubs with long, arching, stiff, and thorny stems that are well adapted to training on arches, arbors, obelisks, pillars, fences, trellis, and walls.

  • Not as vigorous as Rambler Roses, most Climbing Rose varieties grow from 6-12 ft. long (180-360 cm) and will spread about 3-4 ft. wide (90-120 cm). They are well adapted to small gardens.
  • Climbing Roses produce an abundance of large, single, or clustered, often fragrant flowers. Unlike Rambling Roses, most Climbing Roses usually repeat flower throughout summer and fall. Most bloom two or more times every season: first on old canes and then on the current season’s growth. However, few cultivars bloom continuously throughout the growing season.
  • As a result of interbreeding efforts, several ever-blooming Climbing Roses will produce flowers all summer, providing a show-stopping floral display. From early summer to fall, these beauties bloom repeatedly until the first frost.
  • If your heart is set on a Climbing Rose which does not flower continuously, you may want to extend its season of interest and combine it with Clematis or Honeysuckle to fill the gaps. Learn how to combine roses and clematis and create a dramatic effect.
  • Climbing Roses require more care and attention than Rambling Roses. They need annual pruning and training.
  • Learn about the differences between Rambling Roses and Climbing Roses. While these roses produce long stems and attractive blooms, they differ in several ways.

 

Guide Information

Hardiness 5 - 10
Plant Type Climbers, Roses
Genus Rosa, Rosa - Climbing Rose
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall
Maintenance Average
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Attracts Butterflies
Landscaping Ideas Wall-Side Borders, Arbors, Pergolas, Trellises, Walls And Fences
Garden Styles City and Courtyard, Informal and Cottage, Traditional Garden

Great Climbing Roses for your Garden

Great Climbing Roses that bloom continuously

Discover These Helpful Guides for Further Reading

Underplanting Roses – Companion Plants for Roses
Pretty Roses and Clematis Combination Ideas (Part 1)
Combine Late-Flowering Clematis with your Climbing Roses
Combine Early-Flowering Clematis with your Climbing Roses
Pretty Roses and Clematis Combination Ideas (Part 3)
Pretty Roses and Clematis Combination Ideas (Part 2)

Garden Examples

A Super Climbing Duo with Clematis montana Grandiflora
A Super Climbing Duo with Crimson Roses and Purple Clematis
A Super Climbing Duo with Clematis ‘Ernest Markham’
Explore Great Plant Combination Ideas
Rosa (Rose) Rosa (Climbing Roses)
While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.

Guide Information

Hardiness 5 - 10
Plant Type Climbers, Roses
Genus Rosa, Rosa - Climbing Rose
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall
Maintenance Average
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Attracts Butterflies
Landscaping Ideas Wall-Side Borders, Arbors, Pergolas, Trellises, Walls And Fences
Garden Styles City and Courtyard, Informal and Cottage, Traditional Garden
Explore Great Plant Combination Ideas
Rosa (Rose) Rosa (Climbing Roses)

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