Climbing rose is the umbrella term for the once-blooming rambler roses and the multi-blooming, slightly more compact-growing climber roses. They offer a variety of colors and shapes and enchant even small gardens with their wonderful bloom.
Climbing roses bring color to boring facades
plant profile
- Botanical name: Rosa spec.
- Family: Rosaceae
- Growth: Strong, stiff shoots with pronounced spines that strive upwards.
- Growth height: 3 to 10 meters
- Main flowering period: Depending on the variety
- Leaves: Heart-shaped, toothed, serrate, intense dark green.
- Flower: single or double
- Flower color: yellow, orange, pink, red, white
- Fruit: Non-edible rose hips
particularities
You can tell from the brevity of our plant profile: The one There is no such thing as a climbing rose. These roses have been cultivated for over 150 years, which has led to an enormous variety.
There are varieties with magnificent flowers up to ten centimeters in size and variants with a romantic effect, in which the small flowers sit on umbels that sway gently in the summer wind.
origin
Wild roses originally grew in China, the Middle and Near East and Europe. The first gardens with roses were created in China 500 years ago. However, they were not cultivated here because of their beauty and the beguiling 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 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 rich in nutrients.
maintenance
Climbing roses are spreading climbers that neither have adhesive roots nor can they wrap themselves around climbing aids. They grow tautly 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, direct the shoots horizontally or in a fan shape. As a result, the beauties striving for height do not bare in the lower area.
watering and fertilizing
Be sure to stay hydrated during the summer months. Always water so as not to wet the foliage.
Fertilize at the beginning of budding in April and a second time in June, after the main bloom. Use a special rose fertilizer (12.86€) in the dosage specified by the manufacturer. This contains all the nutrients that climbing roses need for healthy growth.
diseases and pests
Like all roses, climbing roses are also somewhat sensitive in this regard. You occasionally suffer from:
- powdery mildew,
- gray mold,
- leaf spot disease,
- Rust,
- blackspot.
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 fight diseases and pests with commercially available preparations. You can use natural enemies such as predatory mites or predatory bugs to combat vermin in the ecological garden.
tips
By pruning the climbing roses, you promote the formation of new flowers and beautiful growth. Shorten the newly formed side shoots to two to five buds once a year. Always cut diagonally about five millimeters above an outward-growing bud.