Climbing Floribunda Rose 'Iceberg, Cl.'

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doss Stanford, CA(Zone 9b) May 23, 2006

Climbing Floribunda Rose 'Iceberg, Cl.'
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Rose cl. "Iceberg" blooming on a pillar with clematis Niobe at the bottom.

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soulgardenlove Marietta, GA(Zone 7b) Feb 22, 2007

just amazing :)

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doss Stanford, CA(Zone 9b) Feb 22, 2007

Thanks, always nice to hear. I'm looking forward to seeing it again this spring!

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TLeaves Ramona, CA(Zone 9b) Apr 06, 2007

Ah, my favorite plant combo. How's it going this year Doss?

I finally got everything together and planted this combo a few weeks ago. They are both progressing, although slowly as should be expected.

Did you say there was a trick to getting the iceberg to bloom so well?

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doss Stanford, CA(Zone 9b) Apr 06, 2007

Enjoy! With climbing roses the trick is to make the main canes as horizontal as possible. If you let them grow vertically then they will likely bloom only at the top. Of course the center canes will be straight up. I wind the canes around the pillar to get that effect.

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TLeaves Ramona, CA(Zone 9b) Apr 08, 2007

OK Doss, I will give that a try. I am so new at this.

Hey, when you are ready, it would be great to see some pic's.

TLeaves :)

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doss Stanford, CA(Zone 9b) Apr 08, 2007

I had a garden 'helper' decide to prune the rose this year so it doesn't look like much. The point though is to wind the canes around like a barber shop pole. Some people cross the canes so that they criss cross although that's probably less efficient because it creates places for disease to grow. I do criss cross mine though. I thought that I might be able to get a photo but I couldn't. There is a book here that may help if you want to see if your library has it.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/rose_gardening/10118

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soulgardenlove Marietta, GA(Zone 7b) Apr 09, 2007

oohhhhhhhh nooooooooooooooooo.....

I had a helper once who was supposed to be spreading mulch and pulling larger weeds by the wooded area.. He ripped off the top of my confederate rose.. which isn't a rose, but a mallow.. ughhhhh!!! It did come back.. but still!!

Susan

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TLeaves Ramona, CA(Zone 9b) Jun 15, 2007

Thanks Doss. (I didn't see your reply earlier.) My iceberg is still alive -- and blooming, although nothing like yours!! I see that I need to wind the canes frequently while the growth is still soft and pliable. It's exciting to see things happening! Thanks again for your help.

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doss Stanford, CA(Zone 9b) Jun 15, 2007

It's hard to get the canes flexible enough as the bush grows older and the canes get thicker. Good luck with it.

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