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Climbing Rose - Description
- Potted Climbing Rose Plants
- Excellent Summer Colour
- Rosa (K) 'Red Climber'
- Wonderful Deep Red Blooms
- Type: Rambling Rose
- Slightly Scented Rose
- Size: 40cm in Height
- Grade A Rose
- Pot Size: 2.25 Litre
- Traditional Grown
- Fully Hardy
- Fragrant Rose
Climbing Rose - Characteristics
- Flowers: Cup shaped, semi-double
- Large clusters of flowers for excellent colour
- In Bloom: Long flowering period. All Summer into Autumn
- Colour: Deep red
- Foliage: Deep green
- Final Height: 3.5m
- Spread: 2m
- Habit: Climbing, rambling, spreading
- Growth rate: Vigorous
- Hardy & eliable Rose
Climbing Rose - Uses
- Vigorous climbing Rose, ideal for covering walls
- Use to ramble up trellis or pergola
- Award winning rose - Garden Merit Award
- Excellent, striking colour - Great focal point
- Offers colour all Summer long
- Suited to a sunny, south facing wall
Rosa 'Climbing Sympathie Rose' - Planting Instructions
Sowing Time
- Sow on arrival
- Potted Plants, can be planted all year round
- Do not plant in frosty conditions
Hole Preparation
- Dig a big planting hole. 1½ x 1½ ft
- Mix in well rotted manure
- Also mix in a small handful of fertiliser
Handling the Plants
- Take care not to damage plant's roots
- Keep covered until time of planting
- Do not expose the roots to light or allow to dry out
- Ensure roots are always protected from frost prior to planting
- Water plants before & after planting
- Feed plants over the Summer months
- Use a fertiliser high in potassium
- Apply rose clear to foliage to prevent mildew, rust & greenfly aphids
Pruning Climbing Roses
- Roses need to be pruned back each year
- When pruning, first remove all dead, diseased & dying branches
- Reduce any flowering shoots by ¾
- Older plants will require additional pruning
- Thin out canopy & cut back some shoots right down to ground level
- Tie back, train & support the remaining shoots to an existing frame or trellis
