Climbing Roses add vertical lift to your garden. Whether scaling the walls of your house, smothering an unsightly outbuilding, climbing an old fruit tree or festooning your chain link fence, climbing roses add beauty (and thorny security) to your property.
There are two general types of climbing roses, Climbers
and Ramblers
. Ramblers tend to grow quite large with long, whiplike canes and usually bloom spectacularly in the Spring, while Climbers (which can vary quite a bit in size and growth habit) tend to be somewhat stiffer, more branched and usually rebloom.
If you prefer not to wade through all the climbers and ramblers, I have subcategorized my offerings by size:
Almost Climbers
(bush roses that can be trained as small climbers and roses suitable for pegging, pillars, etc.),
Mannerly Climbers
(generally under 20' tall, suitable for trellis', arbors, fences, smallish trees, etc.)
Rapacious Monsters
(really large climbers & ramblers, including the magnificient tree and house eaters).
These are merely generalities though, as roses can behave very differently under different growing conditions. What may be mannerly here in the Pacific Northwest may eat your house for lunch in Florida!
There is a great deal of variation between climbing roses, so before choosing, you need to know your Zone as well as considering the mature size, growth habit and bloom cycles of the different varieties available. It takes at least 3 years for a climbing rose to begin to assume its mature form, so choose wisely. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to
email me
- I'm more than happy to help you choose the right rose for your needs.
Please note:
To facilitate loading, there may be several pages (navigation located at the top of each page). In order to provide year 'round information, Out Of Stock varieties are also included. A Restock Notification link is included in each item description if you would like to be notified when it becomes available.
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