I have 2 that are 4-5 years old. They make a very dense bush since I do keep them pruned anymore. They will throw long canes but not quite as much as, say, Crocus Rose or Graham Thomas. The growth habit might make it hard to spill from an umbrella trellis.

Thanks for your responses, guess I'll put him on the fence then in case he decides to climb. (The last time I got a shrub/climber it was only supposed to get 6' and got to 12'.) I figure if he does throws out long canes it'll be too late to transplant and try in an umbrella, but he'll be in a good place to tie the canes up.
Les

I had mine for 4-5 years, dont think it was enough sun as the bush was healthy but not alot of blooms. It always threw out long canes which I didnt care for it the spot it was in. I transplanted it, cut it back severely, but it doesnt seem to be coming out, probably too late to transplant. I will keep watering and see if something comes from the roots. I may try it again, but would put it in full sun and probably keep it in bush form. I liked the color very much but this was a frustrating rose for me, probably due to not enough sun.
Judith

Thanks for the observation Judith, the different spots I had in mind are all full sun. I'm glad this should work well for the best growth.

Try some B1 in water for the shock/stress of transplanting. Worked for me on a rose I did that too. It took it a couple of weeks but it did respond. I ended up cutting all the foliage off it and the canes way down to help. I always use B1 in transplanting and planting and if the rose looks stressed give it some more. I haven't lost a rose yet, even when it'd died to the canes. Some disagree with the properties.
Les

I have Benjamin Britten. I'm really starting to enjoy this rose. It took a couple years to come into his own. In his third year, he is about 4-5' tall. The canes are sturdy, pretty upright. He hasn't really grown sideways. I pruned him back in Feb. about 2'. Right now he is covered with blooms. He has been disease free and very impressed with this rose.

My BB is a monster and acts like a climber here in my climate.

Thanks to you also, everything else grows larger than it's supposed to where I am. I'm inclined to believe this will be the case with this rose. I hate transplanting so I'll just play it safe and see in a few years if I had wished I'd tried it on an umbrella.

Sure wish I could find a rose that would do well on that, it's very attractive.

Someone around here once posted a picture of Buff Beauty, a hybrid musk, grown on a wheel. I have a three year old Buff Beauty, grown on a wall trellis, but, so far, it seems to have very flexible canes that should arch, I'd think.

I also have Felicia, another hybrid musk, 3 years old, and much the same flexible growth. I have a vague recollection that someone grew it around a post and let it cascade down. Anyone?

Thank you, I'll try looking that one up. I appreciate the thought.

Leslie how big is your umbrella? I've seen Joseph's Coat grown on those very prettily before. I'm trying to remember if I've seen yours before.

Kate

Mine is a tall, thorny octopus that has small flowers. It does repeat reasonably well all season, but it has to be pruned judiciously, like 1/2 off, in the spring to get it to bloom well. Otherwise, it wants to be all bush, some flowers.

Good Morning I purchased this benjamin britghten Rose bush from pikes on May 2nd it was only 2feet tall. I was told it would only grow 5feet imagine my surprise it’s now 7.5 feet I just measured the it this morning with less than 3months after being planted its only Aug 16th. So It looks like I’ll have one that will grow until 10ft.

. I live in Georgia. There were 6 roses on it this week but only one left

right now. I do dead head it as well to keep it growing.