Disease resistant climbing rose

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  1. Donna Crossman

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    Hello all
    Is there such a thing as a disease resistant climbing rose?
    I seem to get every disease going in this garden and would love to grow roses over my wooden pergola
     
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    @Donna Crossman this is one of those questions where it would really help to know your approximate location.
    As where I live in humid Devon black spot is a big problem with roses, over in the drier East of England black spot is far less of a problem.
     
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    Is there a particular colour that you prefer/hate?
     
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    Hi,

    I know you referred to climbing roses but rambling roses have a similar use and are considered much more disease-resistant. Most rambling roses are once-flowering, but there are some which are repeat flowering.

    I have Lady Of The Lake, a repeat flowering rambling rose from David Austin: The Lady of the Lake®

    I've only had her for about a year so it might be a bit premature, but she's been very healthy for me and the fragrance is gorgeous. The style is simpler than most of the other roses with the high petal count, but that makes her more whimsical and romantic. I still love the others but it's a nice change. I am appreciating her more and more as she grows, and she keeps going up in my personal rankings :smile: She is also pollinator-friendly, which is not always the case with roses.
     

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      Claire Austin keeps foliage nice and clean. Downside - very fragile flowers, very short lasting.
      Only this year I finally managed to have a good display. I overfed it with nitrogen, and it loved it.
       
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        Thanks for your help as always and @CostasK she is a beauty
        I am trying to stick to pastel colours in this area of my garden so this is a perfect option
         
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          Another vote for Lady of the Lake here. Beautiful pretty rose, flowers all summer and seems very healthy. We have two, first one planted maybe 3 years ago and put another one in about 12 months ago. Ones in full sun and one gets late afternoon sun only. The latter still flowers quite well.

          She’s used a lot (almost every archway) in the David Austin garden, which I think is a good indicator of her reliability re health and flowering capabilities.
           
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            I have a Lady of the Lake here in full sun and it flowers well with a long season. Another good repeat rambler wih a bit more height and length is Malvern Hills which is a soft yellow. I find the colour fades here in strong sun so go for partial shade.

            Rambling roses are, in my experience, easier to wind and train round pergolas and other supports. Climbing roses tend to have much stiffer stems and be less biddable tho I had great success covering trellis panels with The Generous Gardener in my last garden.
             
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