What Is a Climbing Rose? A Complete Guide to This Flower
Climbing roses belong to the Rosaceae family. As everyone knows, roses are climbing plants, and the climbing rose introduced here today was created by crossing roses with climbing plants. Its stems are slender and bear small thorns. Through careful cultivation and pruning, it can take on a vine-like or climbing form. It blooms in midsummer with a rich fragrance, and well-bred varieties can bloom again in autumn.
Below, let me share with you the variety classifications of climbing roses and some pictures.
Upright type (shrub-like)
The upright type of climbing rose, understood literally, is the upright form, a plant with only a single main stem. During hybridization, breeding methods are used so that its genes tend mainly toward the parent rose, while its branches and leaves tend more toward the hybrid plant. Therefore, in terms of form, the upright type of climbing rose resembles the original rose plant quite closely, except that during the growing period its branches and leaves are not as broad and dense as those of the parent rose, and its flowers are not as large as those of the parent rose either.
Climbing type (trailing form)
Climbing-type climbing roses are often planted at the foot of walls, and from a distance they look very much like roses. The greatest characteristic of the climbing rose is its dense flowers. When this kind of climbing rose is cultivated, climbing plants such as Boston ivy are used in the breeding. Therefore, in the selection of genetic breeding, it leans more toward the climbing type. In midsummer, climbing-type climbing roses will climb continuously upward along a supporting wall or with artificial guidance.
Natural original species
After many years of artificial cultivation, climbing roses have also taken root and sprouted in the wild. The natural original species is a representative example: it is a rose that, in the wild, through continuous growth, has merged with other plants into a single plant. Its form is low and short, but its flowers grow quickly and its flowering period is relatively long.
Like other ornamental plants, climbing roses need pruning to achieve an attractive appearance. Upright climbing roses need to be pruned in autumn or spring when the flowers have faded, and the pruning is mainly determined by the overall form of the plant. Climbing-type climbing roses, on the other hand, need to be pruned in late autumn after the flowers and leaves have withered, and when new leaves bud in spring, heavy pruning should be carried out.
Summary: The flower language of the climbing rose - "dangerous beauty." Flowers are accompanied by sharp thorns; beauty is accompanied by danger. Isn't that very special? I have now finished introducing it to you. Through my introduction, do you have some understanding of climbing roses? The wonder of nature lies in giving you beautiful things and feelings. Today, do you prefer the uprightness of the upright climbing rose, or do you prefer the enchantment of the climbing-type climbing rose?