What support for Lady Hillingdon?

last year

Here she is in the ground in her 2nd year. Pardon the drip hose spaghetti - it’s all going under mulch this weekend.

Last year she didn’t do much. This year, I’ve had two beautiful but small blooms. She’s creeping, I think.

Would this rose be a good candidate for an obelisk? We’re not permitted to drill holes into the walls, so whatever it is needs to be freestanding. I’m pretty sure I could sink concrete posts, though.
An obelisk would be my choice, but if there are better alternatives, let’s hear them!

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NollieSpainZ9

last year

If it’s the climber, such a large rose would probably swamp an obelisk and end up being choked by it. If you are happy for it to arch over and eventually cover a good portion of your lawn, you could grow it without support like Sheilas, which looks fabulous.

Otherwise, something freestanding like this? It’s three 3x6ft trellis panels with posts in between. The rose is a 3yr old Mme Isaac Pereire and the bed is 2ft wide that side of the trellis. It needed bracing either end, metal angled poles at the far end and tied to an arch the other!

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sylviaww 9a,hot dry Inland SoCal
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last year
I removed three hybrid teas to make room for her. What if I just let her sprawl? Will she form a bush?
sylviaww 9a,hot dry Inland SoCal
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last year
I meant this to go on Antique Roses too, in fact I wrote the post on the Antique page. That forum didn’t appear on the list when it came to post,though. How thick am I?
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NollieSpainZ9
last year
Is it the shrub version of Lady Hillingdon or the climber, Sylvia? I have the shrub, entering it’s third season and so far it’s needed no support:

The wires in the background are for Alister Stella Gray, which I’m training along the top of the fence, the Lady is freestanding.
Sheila z8a Rogue Valley OR
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Mine is doing well without support.
sylviaww 9a,hot dry Inland SoCal
Original Author
last year
Nollie, I think mine is a climber..
Sheila, if I had even one bush that looks like your LH, I’d be ecstatic.
What about an obelisk, if mine is a climber?
sylviaww 9a,hot dry Inland SoCal
Original Author
last year
Nollie,
I love your trellis! It looks easy to make. I’ll look into it.
Sheila z8a Rogue Valley OR
last year
My LH wanted you to see she has more blooms opening. She has a sprawled out shape.
Fire zone 9a, north London, UK
last year
My Lady Hill blooms are just lasting a day (east facing). Is that a normal thing for teas? In her second year, blooming well. And how does she repeat through the season? Thanks.
sylviaww 9a,hot dry Inland SoCal
Original Author
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I’d like to know, too.
Sheila z8a Rogue Valley OR
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LH repeats here. I read it repeats better if deadheaded. I think the blooms last longer than that here, Fire. This is 4 days I think.

I think Tea flowers go by faster than HTs but they are really beautiful.
Fire zone 9a, north London, UK
last year
@NollieSpainZ9 Can I ask how your LH repeats for you? Thanks
NollieSpainZ9
last year
Fire, not a prolific bloomer or repeater for me yet, but it’s still comparatively young for a tea. The first blooms this year balled in the rain, but it’s since put out a decent number of new red shoots. I think Marlorena’s UK experience would give you a better idea of what repeat to expect. I think she said ’scattered blooms’ after her first (spectacular) flush. Mine is the shrub version and yours the climber so that might make a difference too.
Fire zone 9a, north London, UK
last year
thanks
sylviaww 9a,hot dry Inland SoCal
Original Author
last year
Yes, teas don’t last that long when cut, but I have other roses for that.
I just want to see my LH grow and bloom. Just fed it and gave it some coffee grounds.