Climbing rose is the umbrella term for the single-blooming rambler roses and the multiple-blooming, slightly more compact-growing climber roses. They offer a variety of colors and shapes and enchant even small gardens with their wonderful flowers.
What are the special features and care instructions for climbing roses?
Climbing roses are magnificent, multi-flowering plants that come in a variety of colors and shapes. They need a sunny, airy location, humus-rich and well-drained soil, as well as regular watering and fertilizing. For he althy growth and abundant flowers, plant protection measures and annual pruning are recommended.
Plant profile
- Botanical name: Rosa spec.
- Family: Rosaceae
- Growth: Strong, stiff shoots with pronounced spikes that strive upwards.
- Growth height: 3 to 10 meters
- Main flowering period: Variety dependent
- Leaf: Heart-shaped, serrated, serrated, strong dark green.
- Flower: Unfilled or filled
- Flower color: yellow, orange, pink, red, white
- Fruit: Inedible rose hips
Special features
You can see from the brevity of our plant profile: There is no single climbing rose. These roses have been bred for over 150 years, which has resulted in enormous diversity.
There are varieties with magnificent flowers up to ten centimeters in size and romantic variants in which the small flowers sit on umbels that sway gently in the summer wind.
Origin
Wild roses originally grew in China, the Middle East and Europe. The first rose gardens were created in China 5,000 years ago. However, they were not cultivated here because of their beauty and intoxicating scent, but were a sought-after food.
Location and care
Climbing roses need an airy location that is exposed to the sun for at least half of the day, where the air can circulate freely. This prevents leaf diseases such as powdery mildew.
Substrate
The climbing artists prefer humus-rich garden soil. This should also be well-drained, deep and nutrient-rich.
Care
Climbing roses are spreading climbers that neither have adhesive roots nor can they wrap around trellises on their own. They grow tightly upright and would fall over without additional support. Therefore, attach them to the trellis by securing the climbing artists with raffia, clips or loosely attached cable ties.
Don't just let the growth run wild, but rather direct the shoots horizontally or in a fan shape. This means that the upwardly striving beauties do not become bald in the lower area.
Watering and fertilizing
Make sure you have enough moisture during the summer months. Always water so that the foliage is not wetted.
Fertilization is carried out at the beginning of budding in April and a second time in June, after the main flowering. Use a special rose fertilizer in the dosage specified by the manufacturer. This contains all the nutrients that climbing roses need for their he althy growth.
Diseases and pests
Like all roses, climbing roses are somewhat sensitive in this regard. You occasionally suffer from:
- Powdery mildew,
- Gray horse,
- Leaf spot disease,
- Rust,
- Star sootdew.
There are also a number of pests such as aphids, sawflies or the rose gall wasp that prefer to settle on the climbing beauties.
You can combat diseases and pests with commercially available preparations. You can use natural enemies such as predatory mites or predatory bugs in the ecological garden to combat pests.
Tip
By pruning climbing roses, you promote the formation of new flowers and beautiful growth. Shorten the newly formed side shoots to two to five eyes once a year. Always cut diagonally about five millimeters above an outwardly growing bud.
