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Hello:
I have a new question:
I am thinking of making a rope swag in a nice sunny spot in my yard. I am looking for a climber, either dark red or dark purple or white flowers, some fragrance, and trainable canes. I am looking at hybrid musks, because they seem to bloom in big clusters and might look good trained up a wood post and along a rope. Has anyone done this before, and if so, what roses are best? I am also thinking Mme Isaac Periere, which I have ordered already and was going to put against a fence but am now wondering if I could get it to climb a rope? I am also open to other ideas.
I live in Baltimore, MD, USA--zone 7a, humid summers.
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#1 of 8 posted
3 FEB 07 by
Anonymous-97434
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Hi Meliana. Your idea of using Hybrid Musk roses for your swag is a very insightful and imaginative one. Yes, they've been put to this use before. Because of their lax canes and their habit of blooming at the ends of downward hanging wood, the majority of them would be perfect. At least in my climate, which varies between zone 8 and 10, depending upon the season and year, Cornelia is spectacular used this way. I particularly like Cornelia because, here, she has more limber, thinner canes than many of the others. Buff Beauty, Penelope and others which generate the thicker wood may not be as well suited.
Mme. Isaac Periere may work, but she's not as healthy, at least here, nor is she as limber and lax. If done properly and well maintained, she could be quite attractive. Here, she can be used as a short climber or pillar rose. You may find the foliage healthier up where the wind circulation is better, too. Good luck! Kim
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#2 of 8 posted
3 FEB 07 by
meliana
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Thanks for the info--I think I'll put the Mme. in an airier spot. I've looked at all those HMs you mentioned, plus the red ones like Will Scarlet and Nur Mahal, or another white one like Pax. Penelope sounds better as a tall shrub against a fence, maybe where I was originally going to put the Mme--I think I'll put "her" in an open bed instead.
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#3 of 8 posted
3 FEB 07 by
Anonymous-97434
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You're welcome. Personally, the "red" Hybrid Musks are too stiff for my taste. For the swag, I'd consider the more "wispy" ones so they'll follow the shape of the swag. Penelope covers a few block walls here where I live and she's gorgeous!
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#5 of 8 posted
3 FEB 07 by
meliana
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Are there any white HMs you like (I think Cornelia is pink, am I right?
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#4 of 8 posted
3 FEB 07 by
Anonymous-97434
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I forgot in mention, take a look at Prosperity and see how you like it. Kim
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#6 of 8 posted
3 FEB 07 by
meliana
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I will look at Prosperity!--Melissa
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In your part of the country, please take time to consider the Noisettes! How about Lamarque? A beautiful lemon[white climbing rose?
Jeri Jennings
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#8 of 8 posted
16 MAR 07 by
meliana
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I looked at that, but I thought I saw something about it being prone to blackspot--is this correct? Also, I have two Mme Alfred Carriere that I started last year and they look good. Since I posted these comments, I have gone toward red roses like Illusion (which is apparently on a rope swag at Brooklyn Gardens), or Dublin Bay. I haven't bought any yet. I did buy some white musk roses for other areas in my garden, so I'm thinking red for the rope swag. I have time to decide, I haven't even built the structure yet! I do appreciate the advice, though--and am I wrong avout Lamarque?
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