Climbing Tea
Sport of Lady Hillingdon
Lady Hillingdon (bush) is one of the most beautiful roses ever. Her parents were Papa Gontier X Madame Hoste with Madame Hoste being a descendant of Safrano. The climbing sport was discovered in 1911 by Hicks and I will discuss this form because Lady Hillingdon climbing is superior to the bush form.
Large, buttery golden yellow petals opening to loosely formed double blooms. They have a very strong refreshing Tea fragrance. Mostly they stand in small clusters which appear very freely all summer long. Hillingdon almost has no thorns and her very slender stems are reddish of color. It's a vigorous baby which can reach up to 5 meters or 17 feet making it one of the largest climbing Teas. She's quite Hardy, more than other Teas and can withstand zone 6b and warmer.
Although she loves full sun she's also very suitable for Northern facing walls. She hates her roots being in full sun in winter as the freezing and thaw can kill her. Once she's established she'll give you a spectacle for years. Always blooming, good disease resistance and as good as thornless. Use her against an Northern or Eastern facing wall. Southern wall is good but mind the roots, they love some shade. She's suitable as a tree grower and can cover a small construction in the garden.
One of my favorites roses!
She is a beauty ! Another for my ever growing list.
ReplyDeleteGoedenavond Landgenoot Dirk , ik ben gans gewonnen voor de Lady Hillingdon . Echter , als ze aan een Noordmuur staat dan heeft ze toch nul uren zon ? Ik zou ze aan een schutting willen zetten aan de Oost kant , doch daar zal ze ongeveer 2 tot 3 zonuren krijgen . Wat is uw gedacht daarover ?
ReplyDeleteRozengroet van Erika
ik zie dat uw antwoord naar de post van mijn man zal gaan . Die heeft echter vele andere zaken aan zijn hoofd dus uw antwoord graag naar - in transcriptie - typ 2 keer 'm' vervolgens mijn naam , daarna apestaartje gevolgd door t u t a n o t a punt kom , maar dan met 'c' .
ReplyDeleteHartelijk dank voor de moeite
Erika