It can look from a distance as if there are three different-coloured roses climbing up the wall - very effective, I like it a lot.
Monday, 8 June 2015
Masquerade climbing rose
I've had the climbing rose Masquerade against a wall of both my current and previous house, so all-in-all that's about 25 years. I like the way it changes colour, from a clear yellow with a flash of pink in the bud, to a dark red during the last throes of flowering.
It can look from a distance as if there are three different-coloured roses climbing up the wall - very effective, I like it a lot.
It can look from a distance as if there are three different-coloured roses climbing up the wall - very effective, I like it a lot.
I like that rose. My other favourite climber is Madame Zepherine Drouin, which is an old rose and not disease resistant, but I had on my previous house for 30 years.
ReplyDeleteTim, I bought Zepherine Drouin on the basis of your (and another reader's) opinion, last year. It is starting to establish itself, but is still quite small. Flowers are lovely though.
ReplyDeleteI knew we'd spoken about it. Loads of manure. Pelleted chicken poo works well.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely rose :-)
ReplyDeleteIt reminds me of my patio rose 'strawberries and cream' which changes colour as the blooms progress and eventually fall...
Easy to see why you keep it.
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