Climbing roses also need, if not pruning, at least regular care pruning. However, when this is best done depends primarily on the variety planted. Climbing roses that bloom once should be pruned at different times than the variants that bloom more often.
When should you cut climbing roses after flowering?
Once-blooming climbing roses should be pruned immediately after flowering by removing diseased, dead and crowded shoots. Varieties that bloom more often, on the other hand, should be cut in spring and the dead flowers removed regularly to promote new flower formation.
When is it best to cut which type of climbing rose
Once-flowering climbing roses, as the name suggests, only show their flowers once a year. Most varieties bloom for a few weeks in early summer and then form rose hips; there is no second bloom. Climbing roses that bloom more often, on the other hand, bloom several times a year, some even well into late autumn. Different cutting dates apply for both variants.
- Single-flowering varieties should be pruned immediately after flowering.
- Severe pruning should be avoided, as these climbing roses are often quite sensitive to cutting.
- Instead, a care cut removes diseased and dead shoots as well as shoots that are too close together.
- Frequently flowering varieties are ideally pruned in spring.
- These varieties often tolerate severe pruning.
- Flossed flowers should also be removed again and again to stimulate the development of new flowers.
Tip
Climbing roses should be cut back when planting: this makes it easier for the plant to take root in the new location.
