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This is the climbing sport of `Old Blush'. The flowers are identical and like the shrub form, it blooms 11 months out of the year. It will grow 20' canes in one season, so be prepared with a sturdy structure! The growth is very vigorous, and it will need to be selectively pruned if you want it to look mannerly. Or you can just let it go for a truly wild look!
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I wish mine bloomed that often. It's been pretty disappointing in that respect for me. It's been a vigorous grower but has hardly bloomed for me at all, which I know it should in my climate and conditions (San Antonio, TX). Even in spring, I only get a few scant blooms. This year, I had 3, last year, none. I won't shovel-prune mine because it's serving a function as a privacy screen on a fence, so I have come to appreciate the greenery of it, and not expect anything in the way of blooms from it. I only wish I had chosen another more floriferous rose for the job.
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This rose is so easy to propagate, it almost propagates itself. I moved one, and to my surprise, found 3 little seedlings growing in its former spot. It's easy to propagate from stem cuttings as well. This is a great rose for south and central TX. I have several planted along a beige wall and they are quite drought tolerant and thriving in less than ideal soil. They bloom it seems year-round. One of the most useful roses, it should be considered for Earthkind status and more widely grown.
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This rose grows very easily from cuttings. Whenever I prune mine, I take a few of the stems (pick ones that have spent blooms on them), cut them to about 4" long, strip off the leaves and shove them into the soil of my potted plants on my deck. I don't do anything more than that and most of the seedlings take using this method. This rose seems almost made for my San Antonio climate - it has been blooming and growing all summer long through an intense drought.
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13 MAY 09 by
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Available from - Wegman's Nursery
http://www.wegmansnursery.com/
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I got lucky and found mine on clearance at Home Depot for $5. I usually don't stop there but felt compelled to that day. Heh, that Limoncello rose was calling me, wanting me to take it home. It's now very happily growing and blooming in my garden in the intense summer heat when little else is . . .
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