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The rose has long become an indispensable element of the decor of every garden. Even the most picky and capricious flower lover will find something he likes in the variety of cultivars. This is not surprising, because today there are, according to various sources, from 25 to 50 thousand varieties and hybrids. Perhaps no other flower is so diverse. Unites roses the fact that they are all perennial plants, bloom beautifully and for a long time, and with proper care can remain on the site for more than two decades. And their phytoncides have a beneficial effect on a person’s physical and mental health.
Roses can be small, the size of which does not exceed 20 cm, and the flower is 1.5 cm, and they can have shoots reaching 6 meters in length, while the diameter of the flower in some varieties is 18 cm.They can be grown as a bush or standard tree from 30 to 150 cm in height, ground cover or climbing plant. Today our heroine will be climbing rose, whose popularity either fades or flares up with renewed vigor. Today, so many wonderful new varieties have been created that it is worth getting to know it better even for those who have not previously shown interest in this variety. We will present to your attention the best varieties of climbing roses with photographs.
Climbing roses and their uses
Climbing roses are garden varieties and some types of rose hips that have long flexible shoots. This is what determines their scope of application in landscape design. In nature, there are no types of roses that wrap around a support like vines, but a person can give them a vertical position by using a garter or placing them in close proximity to the supports.
It is vertical gardening that is the area where climbing roses can show their beauty to the fullest. They are planted near pergolas, gazebos, arch supports or special trellises, and with the help of trimmings and garters, the lashes are directed in the desired direction. In this way, truly magnificent flowering small architectural forms are formed, designed to decorate our site, and often carrying utilitarian functions. With a wall of blooming roses, we can well protect a gazebo or resting place from the wind, or cover unsightly outbuildings, which in a small area simply cannot be moved away from the residential area. With the help of trellises, pergolas, flowering arches, we can even visually enlarge a small area and divide a large one into zones.
Many varieties of climbing roses will look great as a tapeworm (single focal plant) if they are correctly formed around a support in the form of a flowering column or a spreading tall weeping bush. They serve as fertile material for creating standard roses.
Background
Now it is almost impossible to trace varieties of climbing roses to their wild relatives. This is not surprising, since every modern variety is the result of many years of crossing both between and within species. In addition, the first cultivars appeared long before our era; many intermediate links were simply lost and now do not exist in nature. But scientists have identified several species of wild rose hips, which supposedly once served as the source material for modern climbing roses. We will give them a brief description and offer you to look at the photos. Perhaps they will make an impression, and a wild species will settle in your area along with the cultivated varieties.
Musk Rose
Represents bush with long, up to 5 meters hanging, curving shoots. This rose hip blooms almost continuously with honey-scented white flowers 4-5 cm in diameter. It will fit perfectly into a large area in the middle zone.
Evergreen Rose
According to the morphological description, this rose hip is very similar to the previous species, but less winter-hardy.
Multiflora
This wonderful shrub with shoots up to 7 meters long came to Europe from East Asia, where it immediately created a sensation. Its small, 1.5-2.0 cm in diameter, pink or white the flowers are collected in pyramidal inflorescences and have almost no smell, but the bush looks very decorative, look at the photo.Multiflora is capable of very easily crossing with other representatives of the Rosehip genus; it has given rise to many varieties and hybrids.
Tilled Rose (Arvenzis)
This rose hip is common in Southern Europe. It is highly decorative; its long creeping shoots are completely covered with small, jasmine-like flowers. In autumn, the bushes are decorated with numerous small bright red berries.
Rose Banks
This evergreen rose hip comes from Southeast Asia and is suitable for cultivation only in the southern regions. Its shoots reach a length of 10 m, and small white or cream flowers are collected in corymbs and have a pleasant smell.
Rose Smooth
This East Asian rose hip with weakly leafy flexible shoots up to 5 m long has poor winter hardiness and is very popular in the USA.
Rose Vihura
Rosehip Vihura crosses with other species almost as easily as Multiflora. It is a semi-evergreen shrub with very fast growing, recumbent or creeping stems. Their lashes reach 5 meters in length and are covered with fragrant white flowers up to 5 cm in diameter, collected in brushes of 3-10 pieces.
Steppe Rose or Prairie Rose
A resident of North America is capable of forming dense thickets and blooms with large dark pink flowers collected in racemes for a rosehip, about 5-6 cm in diameter.
climbing roses
Climbing garden roses include two groups that differ in appearance, use in landscape design and care requirements.
Small-flowered climbing roses
This group includes flowers with flexible arching or creeping shoots up to 5 m long.They definitely need support. Single or double flowers are small, fragrant, 2-3 cm in diameter, usually collected in racemes. Flowering occurs on last year's shoots. It is one-time, but abundant and long-lasting. Plants of this group have good winter hardiness, but as they move north they require more and more serious shelter.
Large-flowered climbing roses
Unlike the previous one, this group has more powerful stems about 2 m long. Tall and spreading varieties require support, and varieties with powerful, erect stems can easily do without it. These plants have large, clustered flowers with a diameter of more than 4 cm. New cultivars belonging to this group are very successful. They are quite winter-hardy, and besides, they bloom on the shoots of the current year, therefore, flowering will not be affected if the stems freeze a little.
Taxonomy of climbing roses
The modern official taxonomy of climbing roses is just being formed, since some time ago these varieties lost their popularity and were slightly forgotten about. Now the fashion for them is experiencing a rise unprecedented in the second half of the last century. This is caused by the emergence of fundamentally new, very beautiful, often re-blooming varieties and hybrids.
Ramblers
Ramblers are actually the heirs of small-flowered climbing roses. Flexible shoots reach 4-6 meters in length; they are usually formed on ropes, trellises, pergolas and other supports. They bloom on last year's shoots with small simple or double flowers collected in large inflorescences. Most often, the flowering is one-time, but long-lasting and abundant.
Variety "Felicity Perpetue"
The most famous hybrid. Small flowers, whitish-cream with a pink tint, double in color, contained in brushes of up to 40 pcs.The rose is disease resistant and does not require much care. Tolerates some shade well.
Variety "Super Dorothy"
This variety opens its buds late, but blooms until frost. The pink flowers are small, collected in brushes of 20-40 pieces.
Variety "Super Excelsa"
After the abundant first wave of flowering, inflorescences of crimson flowers appear on the bush until frost, although not so abundantly. Grows well in both hot and cool climates.
Roses of Cordes
This group unites numerous varieties of roses bred by the German company V. Cordes. By and large, they are an improved version of ramblers and also bloom on last year’s shoots. But there are very significant differences:
- The bushes are more powerful;
- The length of the shoots is shorter, only 1.5-3.0 m;
- The flowers are much larger;
- Repeated flowering, often until frost.
Sometimes roses of this group are called semi-climbing.
Variety "Quadra"
This variety forms a bush up to 1.8 m high and 1.0 m wide. Large, up to 8 cm in diameter flowers collected in 2-4 or single flowers have a bright red color and a fruity aroma. Square shaped glass. The variety is re-blooming, disease-resistant, but requires good shelter.
Variety “Spring notes”
Crimean variety. It is a bush about 1.7 m high with thin shoots. Flowering is repeated, the flowers are simple, large, up to 9 cm in diameter, collected in inflorescences of 6-15 pieces. The variety is resistant to soaking, pests and diseases.
Variety "Ilsa Kron Superior"
It is a beautiful bush up to 2-3 meters high, up to 2 meters wide.White flowers with a very beautiful elongated glass, up to 11 cm in size, double, collected in racemes. It has increased resistance to all unfavorable factors, but requires mandatory support and forming trimmings.
Climbers
Climbers are modern large-flowered climbing roses with thick, rigid stems. Their flowers are large, most often double or semi-double, with beautiful glasses. Repeated, abundant flowering on this year's shoots. They are often formed in the form of columns, since tying them to a post is much easier than tying up and spreading their powerful shoots along a figured support.
Variety "Schwanenzi"
The bush is beautiful, neat, with long strong stems. Large double flowers are white, slightly pinkish in the middle, with a magnificent glass and a pleasant aroma. Flowering is abundant throughout the season. Unfortunately, this variety is prone to black spot disease.
Variety "City of York"
A variety characterized by very dense glossy leaves. It has large white semi-double flowers with a pronounced yellow center. It is highly resistant to disease and is excellent for creating standard plants.
Variety "Breef of Life"
An incredibly beautiful and popular variety grown as a scrub. The length of the lashes usually does not exceed 2 m. The densely double apricot-colored flowers are suitable for cutting. Unfortunately, the variety is afraid of rain.
Climbings
If you live in central Russia or further north and want to grow a climbing rose, be prepared that you will have to fiddle with it like a child - these are the most difficult roses to grow of all existing roses, and they also don’t winter well. This group appeared due to a bud mutation of varieties belonging to other groups. Naturally, mutations are of greatest interest hybrid tea varieties and varieties floribunda roses. It blooms the same number of times a year as the original variety on the shoots of the current year. In retail chains, when selling climbing roses, letters are usually placed after the name of the variety, indicating that it is a climbing rose grown from a mutated bud.
Variety "Gloria Day" (Cl HT)
It was this famous hybrid tea rose that became the most popular climbing plant. The large, fragrant glass of a classic shape is very beautiful and constantly changes color during flowering.
Variety "Ena Harkness" (Tea, Cl.)
Classic hybrid tea rose red. All summer it blooms with fragrant, densely double flowers with 26-40 petals.
Variety "Madame Julie Graverax" (ClHT)
An excellent hybrid tea rose that can be peach, red or pink. It has large flowers and a very pleasant aroma.
Conclusion
As you can see, modern varieties of climbing roses are very beautiful and can decorate any area. Which ones to choose, how to form and where to place them is up to you to decide.
