Climbing roses add greenery to house walls, pergolas, fences or rose arches and conjure up a beautifully blooming eye-catcher in every garden.
How do I attach climbing roses correctly?
To properly attach climbing roses, you should tie the shoots at least 50 cm away from a climbing aid, such as a trellis or rope mesh. Use soft twine such as raffia and gently bend the shoots sideways to tie them horizontally. Make sure there is even distribution and sufficient air circulation.
Why you need to tie the shoots of the climbing rose
Although they are called climbing roses, these shrub roses with their extra-long shoots are not real climbing plants. In addition, these rose varieties lack the adhesive disks or tendrils typical of climbing and climbing plants, with which they can hold on to the respective substrate. Instead, you need to attach the individual shoots of the climbing rose to its trellis (or whatever you use as a climbing aid). To do this, the shoots can be bent and tied so that the plant ultimately grows upwards.
Use climbing rose as ground cover
If the shoots are not tied up, the climbing rose grows in a shrub-like or creeping manner. Many varieties can also be planted as ground cover - for example on slopes or other steep, less frequented places in the garden.
Tie climbing rose shoots correctly – you have to pay attention to this
To tie up the climbing rose shoots, you first need a good climbing aid, for example a wooden trellis and/or a rope mesh. You will also need a cord made of a soft material, for example raffia.
- Plant the climbing rose at a distance of at least 50 centimeters from the trellis.
- The roots should point away from the climbing aid.
- If you want to lead the climbing rose up a tree, plan a greater distance
- and also install a root barrier so that the two plants don't get in each other's way.
- Bend each shoot slightly to the side
- and tie it stretched out horizontally to the base.
- Ensure that all long shoots are evenly distributed
- and be careful not to place them too close together.
- Every shoot needs light and air so that as many flowers as possible can form.
- Also, do not tie the string so tightly that the shoots are constricted
- Instead, it should be loose enough to give the shoot support and space for growth.
Always ensure good air circulation
Especially if you want to green a house wall with a climbing rose, you should ensure good air circulation. For this purpose, the trellis should be installed at a distance of about 10 centimeters from the wall so that the heat cannot build up behind it and burn the sensitive plant.
Tip
In addition, if possible, do not use metal for your climbing support: metal heats up a lot in summer and cools down a lot in winter - both of which can cause great damage to your climbing rose.
