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16 years ago

I have no idea what rose will be best for this purpose so I am going to ask you guys for advice. I have a back yard that is having a privacy fence put up instead of the wire one that is there now, because I am tired of my show cockers barking at everyone that walks past. The jasmine never did fill in the way I want and its coming OUT.

It gets FULL sun, almost all day long every day year round, at least most of it will and the rest will get at least 6-8 hours, maybe more. My back yard at the shop gets little to no shade now, so its going to be the fence that provides any that they get. The neighbor is about to take out his Oak trees and it will be REALLY full sun all day every day when he does that. Soil is hard, and will need SERIOUS amendments, but I can handle that...I can water daily with an irrigation system if needed, so that is not an issue.

I have a lot of Hybrid Teas, so spraying is not a problem. I don;t really want more of those, however, perferring to keep thse in the front area where the "rose garden" is.

I am in Zone 8, SW Georgia, so it gets HOT HOT HOT in summer. There is a lot of room, aproximately 150 feet of fenceline, so I have many options I can explore, but would really like a hedge or shrub that will bloom pretty consistently..I don;t mind several differnet roses planted together as long as they are compatible colorwise and size and shape...I like all colors, but am partial to mulitple colors. I have no prefence on type of rose, but would like a fast growing, prolific bloomer. Because I am planting it on the outside of the fence, thorns are not an issue.....

I am loving the cupped shaped, full petals of roses like Abraham darby, and Betty White.....not sure how fast those grow or how hard they are to maintain, but really want to do something around the fence to add interest, PLUS it gives me room for more roses!

I also found this one I really like a lot.....September Morn, and am ordering it now, just not sure if it will work in that location....I like it enough to put it at home along my front row fence....

Comments (5)

  • 16 years ago

    Have you tried the post a little further down, called "Best Roses for Hot Weather"? I believe they discuss climbing and non-climbing roses for very hot climates :)

  • 16 years ago

    I grow and love the Romantica rose Fredric Mistral. The bush gets very large and full and is in constant bloom. They are pink with the cupped form, large, and beautiful. I think a string of these planted together would make a very nice display.
    john

  • 16 years ago

    I'm with jont on Fredric Mistral. Beautiful rose. I find I can't grow it here in south Louisiana unless I'm willing to spray constantly. Very prone to blackspot. But I discovered Belinda's Dream, which has huge pink blooms, constant blooming, no spray. I now have six of these.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Belinda's Dream

  • 16 years ago

    Three or four that have done well for me are:
    Traviata - it's a Romantica, too medium red, very double, cup shaped. I let mine grow as big as they want about 12'h x6'w. It blooms most of the spring/summer/fall.
    I have 3 (2 were rooted from the mother plant), 2 in full sun, 1 in partial shade (it's much smaller but still healthy), so it seems tolerant to varying conditions.
    It's only fault is, although BS resistant, it will need to be sprayed, but less so than average, definitely less than most HT's and Abe Darby.

    James Galway - it's a David Austin. It is a another monster about the size of Traviata. It's flowers are pompom shaped and pink with a little lavender. so this could work if you want something diferent.
    It gets NO disease in my garden, which is pretty amazing for this area. It is THORNLESS. It makes an over all good landscape plant.
    It's only fault is, it is not a heavy bloomer. A beautiful spring show, with a few in the fall and not much in between. The first couple yrs it hardy bloomed and I almost sp'ed it.

    Heritage - also a DA. good bloomer, disease resistant. semi-double shell pink, almost thornless.

    Double Knockout - it's sold as red but for me it sometimes looked like a dark pink, i think it depends on the lighting. It did really well for me, especially for a 1st yr plant.

    In the past I would have recommended DA's The Squire, but this wasn't a good year for it, I think the hard winter we had last year almost did it in. I'm hoping it can make a comeback at least to the point aI can take a rooted cutting from it.
    dark Red to burguncy, very double, flat, heavy bloomer, all summer. Does get BS, less than AD.

  • 16 years ago

    The very best rose I know for a hot situation is the tea rose Le Vesuve. It blooms literally all the time, will grow quite large and be covered in blooms and is very carefree. I have four and they're all blooming now, even though they're very young plants. They'll easily reach 6 feet or more in a short time and are very bushy and dense. I've seen a picture of a Le Vesuve that was about 100 years old and it was the size of a pick-up truck and stupendous-looking.

    Ingrid