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You can easily decorate any summer cottage with the help of climbing roses, which cover arches, hedges and walls with bright flowers and greenery. With the help of weaving flowers, you can disguise unsightly buildings, divide the area into zones, and improve the wall of a house or a rickety fence.
Majority varieties climbing roses tolerate frosty Russian winters well, which means they can be grown freely at the dachas, which the owners visit only in the warm season. The frost resistance of decorative flowers does not mean that the bushes do not need shelter at all - much depends on the region, as well as on the variety of climbing varieties. We'll talk about this in the article.
What are permanent blooming roses?
In addition to frost resistance, climbing roses can boast of the consistency of their flowering. What does this mean? All varieties of such flowers are divided into two large categories:
- growing on old shoots;
- annually producing young stems.
Usually, flowers that grow on last year's shoots, are long-flowering. The bushes of these roses are covered with flowers for more than a month, sometimes the flowering period lasts the entire summer season. In the conditions of the short Russian summer, such roses can be considered constantly blooming, because with the onset of warmth they become covered with buds and finish their fragrant flowering only with the onset of cold weather.
A huge advantage of these varieties is that they all tolerate cold well. In regions with relatively little winter frost, flower bushes do not need to be covered - they will overwinter just fine as is.
But in the central, and especially in the northern part of the country, it is still better to cover the lashes of flowers. They do this when the temperature drops below -5 degrees. First, the shoots are tied together, then laid on a bedding made of natural materials: dry leaves, spruce branches or wooden boards. Then a frame is constructed from wire and the roses are wrapped in plastic film.
In the new season, the cover is removed, and the roses bloom again all summer until the onset of autumn frosts.
Those varieties of roses that annually produce young shoots are called remontant. This means that the flowering of bushes can be repeated several times in one season. For most of Russia, this huge advantage of remontant varieties goes unnoticed, since in the local climate they bloom again no earlier than September. And at this time, as a rule, it is already raining, strong winds are blowing, and the air temperature tends to zero.
But re-blooming climbing flowers You can (and should) prune it annually. This fact makes it easier to cover the bushes for the winter, because now there is no need to roll up the long lashes of bushes covered with thorns. The winter hardiness of remontant roses is somewhat worse than those that bloom only once per summer. However, under reliable shelter, such varieties will withstand even severe frosts quite tolerably.
It turns out that in the climate zone of most of Russia, both varieties of climbing roses will be constantly blooming - for most of the season the bushes will be covered with bright flowers.
Varieties of permanently blooming climbing roses
There is another category according to which climbing roses are divided. In this case, the division is not related to how winter-hardy one or another variety is (after all, to some extent, all climbing roses can be called winter-hardy).
The principle of division into groups is associated with the appearance of flowers and the length of their lashes.
Semi-climbing roses
This group consists of the most unpretentious varieties, which, at first glance, resemble rose hips. The lashes of such roses are powerful and long, with many prickly thorns. These flowers belong to the first category - those that grow on old shoots.
The trunks of semi-twisting roses become woody over time, so they must initially be placed correctly on supports - it will not be possible to correct the location of the shoots later.
Powerful bushes are covered with abundant shiny foliage. Some gardeners don’t like this, but the dense greenery does not spoil the appearance of the bush at all, because the inflorescences are also painted in fairly rich colors and are clearly visible.
But the advantages of semi-climbing varieties are undeniable:
- they tolerate even severe frosts well;
- very rarely get sick;
- take root well during transplantation or propagation;
- can be grown in any part of the garden;
- do not require complex care.
"Flammentanz"
This variety is considered the most reliable for the Russian climate; most summer cottages and country estates are decorated with these roses. The flower shoots are strong and long, the inflorescences themselves are also large (up to 8 cm in diameter), semi-double, rich scarlet in color.
Roses bloom all season long. Flowers exude a subtle, unique aroma. What a bush of such a rose looks like is shown in the photo below.
"Bobby Jam"
This variety will appeal to lovers of the exotic - the aroma of the flowers is reminiscent of the smell of tropical fruits. A bush with very powerful shoots - it needs solid, strong support.
But building a support is not all that a gardener has to do for these flowers. The variety is quite capricious and requires constant care; the bushes will even have to be protected from heavy rain, as large flowers will become saturated with moisture and may break off.
This rose variety does not tolerate frost well; the bushes must be covered very carefully. Another nuance is that the beautiful, brightly colored inflorescences are very attractive to insect pests, so you will have to often use insecticides or nettle decoction.
Laguna
The inflorescences of this rose are very impressive; they bloom in tassels of lavender color. The texture of the petals is velvety, the flowers are lush and very decorative. The bush exudes a very strong and pleasant aroma.
The variety is resistant to diseases and pests, but it is absolutely not frost-resistant - it needs to be covered every winter.
Small-flowered climbing varieties
This group includes varieties with long and very flexible vines. They grow back every season, and in the fall the vines of such bushes are simply pruned. The length of the stems of small-flowered roses can be very different - from 2 to 16 meters. This fact must be taken into account when constructing supports for bushes.
The shoots are decorated with small flowers of very rich shades; the diameter of the inflorescences usually does not exceed 5 cm.
"Super Excelsa"
The bushes of this variety are full of red roses of a very rich shade, somewhat reminiscent of the color of fuchsia. The bushes are quite compact, they do not grow very wide. Therefore, these flowers are convenient to use to decorate trees or arches, combining them with other varieties.
The flowers are small, up to 4 cm in diameter, but very voluminous and bright. The inflorescences do not like the scorching rays of the sun - under its influence the flowers simply fade. Therefore, it is better to plant bushes in partial shade.
The variety is quite unpretentious, tolerates heat and cold well, and can resist pests and diseases.
"Super Dorothy"
Flowers of this variety can bloom right up to autumn frosts, and even in autumn they will be just as bright and fragrant.
The downside is that roses bloom quite late; the buds bloom only at the end of spring. Shoots can grow up to three meters in length, the width of one bush is about a meter.
Basically, the inflorescences are painted in a bright crimson hue, but some varieties of the variety may have flowers of other tones.
Large-flowered climbing varieties
These are truly the most spectacular varieties of climbing roses - the inflorescences are very large, double, with a strong sweet aroma. The only disadvantage of such varieties can be considered their poor resistance to low temperatures - large-flowered roses cannot withstand severe frosts, they must be covered.
"Santana"
A distinctive feature of the variety is the deep red color of the inflorescences, which is so bright that it does not fade even under the scorching rays of the sun. The first flowers reach a diameter of 10 cm; over time, the inflorescences become smaller, but still remain quite large and decorative.
The rose is very unpretentious, capable of growing on soil with any composition, and gets used to different climatic conditions.
"Polka"
These are delicate flowers, painted in apricot or soft coral shade. They are also very large, collected in inflorescences, up to 30 cm in diameter. The bush is not very tall - the length of the lashes can reach only two meters. This rose is suitable for small hedges and small arches.
Polka bushes bloom constantly - new buds appear on the shoots all summer. The bush does not get sick, tolerates heat well, but frost is contraindicated for flowers, so the bushes must be insulated for the winter. The flower is shown in the photo below.
Results
Winter-hardy varieties of climbing roses that bloom all summer are not a myth, they really exist. But in the harsh climate of Russia, all the advantages of such flowers are not so bright, “blurred”. Early autumn forces the bushes to shed their buds and prepare for winter, and very rare plant species can withstand frosts of up to 30-35 degrees, and fragile decorative roses are definitely not one of them.
That's why When growing climbing varieties on your site, you need to be prepared for the fact that you will have to build a winter shelter for them. Otherwise, the precious bush may be lost.
