My Don Juan is in mostly shade, although I'm in hot dry Sacramento.
Carla in Sac

That's going to depend upon where you are. The amount of reflected light in Los Angeles is tremendously greater than the amount of reflected light in Toronto.

Sorry I forgot to mention my zone —
Zone 9b Los Angeles. :)

@sautesmom Sacramento Can you share some pictures of your Don Juan? Does it fade to a pink or does it stay gorgeously red?

It's just getting started this year, so only a bud and a half for you.
No, it's red to petal fall.

Also... when you say “shade” do you mean open shade... as it it’s still ope sky but being shaded by a building or are you talking deep shade like under the canopy of a tree. And are we talking just afternoon shade or all day shade? In our area... many roses can do really well in open shade conditions... especially afternoon shade... because our sun is so strong and can be quite harsh here.

In Houston if there is too much shade many Roses dont bloom much. I am also looking for Roses that tolerate shade but do get some amount of morning sun.

My Don Juan is in part shade and doesn't do much, I used to have one in my previous house on the west side and it was glorious. Maybe CA is different....

Roses dont climb in the sense that they dont attach themselves to anything, you would have to train them and attach them to the house or trellis.

Ann, actually that reminds me i do have a lot of space under a pine and olive tree in my backyard that i would love to use for roses if there are some that would flourish well there. For climbing roses, the shaded area is open to sky but shaded by walls. That area doesnt get direct sun at all since it is bounded by walls on east and west side that prevents direct rays hitting it.

Watch the tree roots. Pines aren't fun to deal with and Olive roots are LEGION. I question if that area is appropriate because of the root interference. LA has brilliant light. Are you on engineered soil in newer construction or older (pre 1980's) construction with more workable soil? Many Hybrid Musk roses will flourish in the kind of light you refer to. Sally Holmes, Cl Iceberg, Mlle Cecile Brunner, are also suitable for that kind of light. Generally, lighter colored flowers with fewer petals tend to also be suitable for lower light situations, and many are descended from Wichurana and Multiflora which are the original lower light types. I would stay away from those with larger flowers, many petals and darker colors as those tend to require more direct sun and heat to form and open the flowers.

Ghislaine de feligonde blooms extremely well in shade, but repeat is poor in those circumstances.

I have a "Wollerton Old hall" - David Austin - on a trellis in early morning sun and rest of the day shade. It's doing well - not like just loaded with blooms, but pretty. It's probably my most shaded position.

Bolero is one that’s done exceptionally well for me in shade. Continues to bloom prolifically in shade. Lydia is also another great roses for shade. For climbers... consider Awakening a sport of New Dawn or New Dawn. I have a small Awakening in but my research tells me it should do well in shade.

By the way... here’s a video of my Bolero... I have 3 Boleros. It has done just as well in shade as full sun for me.

https://www.instagram.com/tv/COGavc8HLuH/?igshid=172s141mf5pzq

Ann - your Bolero is gorgeous! I'll have to think about that one...

I wanted a red, strongly scented climber for shade and settled on climibing Etoile d'Hollande, which is practically impossible to find in the US, but I got RU to propagate it for me and I will be receiving it next month! Yay! I hope it lives up to my expectations LOL!

Also, if you can't find a rose that will work then I think clematis would be a good choice for a shade climber. There are various kinds that do well in deep shade, and they come in colors from white to pink to red to purple. Check out Joy Creek Gardens for a large selection.

I have Heinrich Conrad Söth growing amid the roots and in the shade of a Magnolia grandiflora, and it has done very well.

@slumgullion in southern OR Although I want a rose climber for my shade trellis, I have settled on a clematis for the reasons you state. Still in the "about to build the trellis" stage so I might change my mind by time it gets put up! hahaha.

I agree with Jackie and am surprised at rose recommendations for a spot that gets no direct sunlight at all.

Climbing hydrangea.

Rose Beginner, I have been thinking about this because I have a similar dilemma. I just realized I already have a rose, two, in fact, growing on the shady north end of my house, further shaded by two large trees. It's an open area, so it's light, but still shady. The rose that's working pretty well for me there is William Baffin, a rosy red Canadian Explorer Series rose. The blooms are nothing special, but it does supply color to an otherwise boring side of the house. The best show is early summer, then it continues to have a little color through the season.

I need to cover a new pipe installed on the same side of the house, so I will plant another Wm. Baffin there. The ones I already have are about 20 years old. They've never been fed anything other than a shovel full of compost now and then.

Tess D Uberville did very well for me in the shade, it was in dappled shade, minimal sun. This is a smaller climber.

Lala - ah, thats great to know. I have Ordered Tess and its set to come in June! :)
So excited!!

Thanks everyone for amazing recommendations and advices.

On a side note, i do have a space in my yard that gets full morning to part afternoon sun until 12:30-1:30 pm and then it gets afternoon shade. Would climbing roses do well there ?

Rose Beginner - FYI Tess D Uberville is extremely thorny 3 I picked up on a sales rack. For me in Sunny Inland SoCal near the foothills its a monster and hard to train. I will post some pictures for you.

Tess D Uberville - bit of a monster for me... I need to it back. This Austin throws out the octopus canes.

Rose beginner anything with morning sun specially in your warmer area would be ideal for any rose. I think if you plant roses in that area they would be very happy.

I have some roses planted here in an area that gets maybe 3 hours of direct mid day sun and they are struggling. In your super warm area you may just have to experiment and see what happens. A once blooming rose like Veilchenblau blooms here under an oak trees but I would not think there is anything reblooming that would do well with no sun.

To get even minimal performance, Roses must have some direct sunlight, preferably 5 hours or more. Roses require plenty of strong light to perform, period.

No direct sun? Plant something else.

There are a few roses that will thrive in shade. Darlow's Enigma, Trier and Victorian Memory are examples. Ballerina does okay as well. An hour or two a day and dappled light otherwise. These roses are all vigorous as well.