RAMBLER VARIETIES
ALBERTINE (1921)When it is in bloom our plants are gone! Not only the intense fragrance but it's the beautiful loose petalled
blooms people can't resist! The shapely deep crimson/pink buds open into large 3" double, loosley petaled, coppery pink
blooms.Very vigorous canes can grow 12' in one year. If grown on an arbour the canes can sometimes be winter killed severely
in zone 5 & lower(take them down & cover them). In these zones it's best to grow it along a fence up to4' or as a free standing,
sprawling bush. The foliage is small, thick & shinny deep green. Blooms profusly the mont of June.
AMERICAN PILLAR1902 One of the hardiest of the ramblers, American Pillar is vigorous with canes spreading 12'-14'in
one season. Hugh masses of single petalled flowers of deep pink petals with a white inner part and pronounced golden center.A
real show stopper when mature & in full bloom! Shinny & very healthy foliage. A good pillar rose for down to zone 4b.
BALTIMORE BELLE ( Feast 1843)  An old rambler that was not really promoted until now. A rare hybrid rose bred from
our Prairie rose-Rosa Setegra. Red tipped buds open into fairly large (2.5"), double blooms of blush white in large clusters.
Lovely perfume. Vigorous and healthy bush. Leaves are elongated and olive green. Will grow a nice 8"-10" without out growing
their structure as most other ramblers do. It has inherited it's hardiness form the R. Setegra. Hardy to zone 4. Once blooming in
late June.
CITY OF YORK 1945(Direktor Benschop) A large flowered climber/rambler was very popular years back & is making a great
comeback.The antique white blossoms with a prominent yellow center opens from a pale yellow bud. This ramblers blooms on
short stems with large,semidouble,cupped flowers of fifteen petals in massive clusters. Sweet wild rose fragrance. Needs to be
protected in zones below 5. Makes a great ground or fence cover. Blooms early June through July & sometimes a second flush in
late Sept. Lovely large hips in fall.
DORTHY PERKINS (pink)1901 This is probably the most popular rambler ever bred! Hugh clusters of pompom-like blooms
of shell pink adorn this very vigorous rambler for three to four weeks in July. Alas, there is no fragrance though. Cut blooms seem
to hold their own for an eternity. Long, very pliable canes can reach 15' in one season and be wrapped around anything. Dorthy
blooms on last years wood so don't be to hasty to prune her! She likes good soil & lots of water in times of draught. Healthy with
very little disease problems. Good rambler to Zone 4b. (Zones below 5 should give canes some winter protection. Tie the canes
loosley to structure so that they can be layed down & covered with evergreen boughs in late Oct.)
DORTHY PERKINS WHITE1908 A sport of Dorthy Perkins. This rambler has identical growth & bloom characteristics as
its parent but the pom-pom like blooms are pure white. Extremely vigorous & healthy.
EXCELSA (Red Dorthy Perkins) 1909 Some people think it a sport of Dorthy Perkins but it is not. Bred by Walsh in 1909,
Excelsa does resemble Dorthy's blooms & foliage. Just as vigorous and all three make a wonderful sight; each complimenting
each other. We never have had any problems with mildew here in Nova Scotia as reported by other sources.
SEAGULL Hugh masses of white are all you see when Seagull is in her full glory. Large trusses of small, semi double blooms of
pure white with a golden yellow center. Very vigorous rambler with foliage like that of raspberry bushes. Pale green and slender
unlike rose leaves. Fragrant and once blooming. This is one of the few roses that will do fairly well in shade. (she still needs at least
5 hours of sun)Zone 5
LONG JOHN SILVER Just as its picture reflects a wonderfully beautiful rose that has been greatly overlooked. Icy white
small double blooms in clusters adorn this vigorous rambler. One of few rosa setigera hybrid ramblers to emerge in the mid
1930's. It's of the same family as American Pillar. Long John is a brother to "Doubloons" in their breeder Horvath's,"Treasure
Island roses. It is alot like Fiests "Baltimore Belle" rambler. Both are hard to find ramblers that we hope to put back into
circulation. Nice fragrance and wonderful blooms. Needs lots sun & rich, sandy soil. Repeats infrequently. Zone 5.
SEVEN SISTERS A very unique rosa Multiflora rambler. The name well describes the colors of the roses born in clusters.
Double, rather shaggy blooms behold many colors from deep burgundy, red, pink, white and shades in between, all in one tight
cluster! Large, dull green leaves are plentiful. Small thorns on a vigorous bush. In zone 5 this can have quite abit of dieback so
grow it as a bush not a rambler. Once blooming and very unique!
VEILCHENBLAU "Veil of Blue" adequately describes this unique colored rambler. Large clusters of small 1" semi-double
blooms of deep wine quickly turn to a wonderful shade of blue. The yellow stamens give a great contrast to the blue petals. A
vigorous rambler that will quickly grow canes of 10'-12' long. Likes semi-shade, good rich soil & pleanty of water in times of
drought. Once blooming in great profusion. Zone 5.
Below you will find a list of Mother plants we have in the rambler section. Most will need to custom propagated but
some years we have limited amounts of varieties on their own roots. Please Inquire for availability.
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