Beginner Gardening: This is my friend's house-, 0 by doccat5

doccat5 wrote:
A climbing Bourbon that may be the most consistently blooming, large flowered climbing rose, with the added benefit that it is thornless. The blooms are deep rose-pink, fragrant, and produced in great quantities. Prone to disease in some climates. May also be grown as a shrub. z 6/7-10, continual bloom, 16 petals.
Height:
10 - 12' x 6'
Fragrance:
Exceptionally Fragrant
Year:
1868
Country:
France
Item #:
BO735
Price:
$16.95 per rose bush
Those climbing roses whose names start with 'Climbing' or 'Cl' are sports (genetic mutations of the bush varieties of the same name). They generally have a heavy spring bloom followed by scattered blooms throughout the season. The individual blooms on climbing roses can be of a finer quality and larger than those of the bush form. Climbing roses whose names are not prefaced with ‘Climbing’ or 'Cl' are bred by crossing two roses. They generally have a heavy spring crop followed by a better repeat bloom and usually a good fall crop of blooms with a few exceptions. A few seedling Climbing roses bloom only once and are so noted here. Climbing roses are a diverse group with many different heritages, which makes this a wonderfully useful collection of roses. More climbing roses should be grown as they provide wonderful color in the garden without taking up much ground. Large flowered climbing roses differ from Ramblers in that they have fewer, yet larger blooms (4-6 inches in size) and are not quite as vigorous growers. Being so diverse, they vary in winter hardiness. Generally climbing roses are hardy zones 5 or 6 through 10 except as noted, some with more hardiness as noted.
Picture is copied directly from the rose catalog along with the description.
You said he wanted easy maintenance. These type are the way to go. The do require some care, mostly pruning, watering and feeding. Most are very disease resistant. This is a old rose so it's should be very hardy.



This message was edited Dec 4, 2007 3:56 PM