Climbing roses are usually not special, exclusively climbing rose varieties. Instead, they are just roses with particularly long shoots, which can usually also be grown as a bush. If the shoots of climbing roses are to climb, they must be tied up to a trellis. You can build a suitable climbing aid yourself, but you can also buy it from specialist retailers.
Which trellis is suitable for climbing roses?
Climbing roses need a climbing aid in order to grow stably and gain height. Suitable climbing aids are rose arches, pergolas, columns or wire mesh. When fastening, shoots should be guided horizontally or diagonally upwards and tied with soft material.
Why do climbing roses need a trellis?
Neither the climbing nor the rambler roses “climb” without any support. However, it doesn't always have to be a wooden trellis or a rose arch, as an old apple tree, a fence or a hedge also serves this purpose. You should just keep in mind that such natural climbing aids often do not survive in the long term. Trees and other shrubs are simply smothered by the climbing rose and die after a while.
Suitable trellises and materials
There are many options for climbing: In addition to trees, bushes, fences and walls, you can also grow climbing roses on rose arches and arbors, pergolas, obelisks, pyramids, columns, trellises or free-standing trellises. By the way, planting a house wall with climbing roses has the advantage that, unlike other climbing plants, they do not damage the building structure. However, not all house walls are suitable for planting climbing roses because these flowers are very delicate. Suitable materials include wire mesh and ropes, wood and metal.
Planting and tying climbing roses correctly
Correctly attaching the shoots to the trellis is fundamental to he althy growth and abundant flowering. For this you should observe the following rules:
- Do not tie shoots vertically upwards.
- Instead, lead horizontally and slightly diagonally upwards.
- Do not pull shoots through the trellis,
- but only connect from the outside.
- Suitable materials include raffia or a similar, soft material.
Tip
If climbing roses are grown up house walls, there should be a distance of around ten centimeters between the wall and the trellis. This is for better air circulation.
