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'Altissimo' rose Reviews & Comments
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We saw this climber reaching the top of the Barn in Petaluma, CA at CottageGardensOfPet.com; it was truly magnificent in its stunning red color & height (18 ft), that could be seen from quite a distance at the Nursery!
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I know that plant well, and it looks good even after a bout of hot weather. The flowers are blood red and look great against the weathered wood.
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Has anyone trained Altissimo horizontally along a fence. I am putting in a long length of wooden post fence and this rose is on my short list of choices, but every bush of it I've seen with my own eyes was at least 12 feet tall, very upright and stiff looking. I'm wondering if the canes are trained while still young and pliable if I can make this work. I was thinking of intertwining it with Super Dorothy as well, as that ones flowers hang down and Altissimo seems to send up its bloom shoots very vertically, so I was thinking intertwining the two would give the look of more and healthier foliage and if they happened to even bloom at the same time, I think it would look very cool. I need to order what ever I choose by March 2008, so get your 2 cents in by then. My other option is Phyllis Bide intergrown with Super Dorothy....any thoughts on that combination?
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29 NOV 07 by
 Cass
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Bob, Altissimo is rigid and upright naturally. I did manage to espalier it on my 6 foot fence in a fan shape, and it looked pretty good. The picture is in the gallery:
http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/pics.php?l=2.157&nr=43575
It would be a challenge to intertwine anything with Altissimo because it is so viciously armed. I think a hardy clematis might be a better choice, something you don't have to get too involved with. I can't tell you what happens at pruning time because I haven't done clematis successfully in my windblown garden.
Phyllis Bide takes a serious disciplinarian to grow as an espalier because it is so vigorous. It can be done. In bloom, there is nothing more beautiful. It doesn't rebloom well, like all climbing polyanthas. If you are going to grow another rose in association with it, you'll really have to keep it pruned. It produces a lot of nice dense growth that could hide the other plant. I don't try to restrain it. I find the spring flush too much fun on a completely out of control Phyllis Bide.
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22 MAY 09 by
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ALTISSIMO was in full bloom along an old barn in Petaluma, CA last weekend! It was 18ft high to the 2nd story of the old barn. It was also trailing along the wall. Simply fabulous, and I was delighted to be able to identify it when seen from the lower area of the Nursery.
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28 DEC 05 by
Cass
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A non-starter the first full year in the ground, 'Altissimo' was completely disease free and vigorous until its 5th year, when it suddenly started to get blackspot and revealed RMV. Big velvety blooms, huge leaves. Pruned. Will be removed.
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this rose is available in two forms in my area. one is a five petal usually about four to five inch diameter and the other is seven petal with a five to six in flower. i noticed in this discription it stated seven petal flowers
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