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9 NOV 09 by
frosch
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Hello,
I'm searching for a rose that can be planted on a steep slope. I live in the middle of Italy, so I'm guessing it's zone 7. Where is only little frost, some winters none.
The rose should cover a stretch of 12 meters, 2m deep. These 2 meters are a very steep hillside.
On the bottom I want to grow boxwood for a very low hedge and the rose should ideally have blossoms along it's steams on long strands, so that sometimes a few of them happen to hang over the boxwood hedge.
Other requirements:
Any color, except yellow.
Organic garden, so no sprays.
Fragrance a must (prefered alba).
Prefered big flowers over little ones.
Any idea what I could use. I have done extensive research and came up with Abraham Darby and Roseraie de l' Hay, just both are not really arching too much.
Thank you very much.
Claudia
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I'm no expert, but I do have experience of growing a prickly rose down a steep slope; weeding was not pleasant. For that reason, I'd suggest you look at Renae, although its flowers aren't big.
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9 NOV 09 by
 jedmar
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The average minimum temperatures in central Italy are -1 to -7. This corresponds to Zone 9. Teas, Chinas and Noisettes are wonderful in this climate. Some taller roses, large and fragrant, of these classes are: Beauté Inconstante. Catherine Mermet, Duchess of Brabant, E. Veyrat Hermanos (very vigorous), Maman Cochet, Mme Jules Gravereaux, Reine Marie Henriette, Triomphe des Noisettes.
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'Mermaid' will get that large and can be very beautiful on a hillside like the one you describe.
It requires almost no care once established other than to occasionally prune it away from the areas where it is not wanted.
http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/pl.php?n=13296
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Nova Scotia, Canada
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