Ready for some really hardy roses cold zoners?

[wishiwere]

All beauties! Can I ask? What would be a tall grower, smell great, be zone 5 hardy and did I mention, grow tall? I have an arbor thats 8 ft tall but 12'X 12' I'd like it to at least grow 10-12 feet and was wondering if any rose can accomplish this? Any color really, but love your pinks. But smell and height and hardiness are the most needed!

And how long does it take them to get that tall? OR will grow in one season after cutting back in spring/late winter

[Cottage Rose]

Hello!
Good thing I get email notification...haven't been here since December. My how time flies!
THINK SPRING EVERYBODY!

Wishiwere...well all the forementioned get 8-10 ft.
Lillian Gibson is very fast growing.
Most take a few years to get established.

[Cassia]

Hmm so this is where your hiding? Was thinking about you the other day, my Aracuanas started laying, lovely green eggs.

[Cottage Rose]

Cassia!
Actually I don't hide here but at Daves Garden.
Incase you lost my email addy you can reach me at
cottage_rose_garden@hotmail.com
Send me an email.

[Cottage Rose]

Contance Spry if you can handle a once bloomer.

[Cottage Rose]

PS Here for my "annual visit."

[Aud]

I came here looking for just this. Thank you for the suggestion and continuing this post. I have tried so many roses looking for cane hardy and winter survival. So far I have not had a lot of luck. I like the tea rose shape I do not like the torn tissue look. I admit I am a bit formal that form does not look tidy to me. Tea rose are iffy in my climate so I am starting at a deficit.

So far I have found a unknown yellow that has done very good for 15+ yrs



Pinita that I have been growing in a styrofoam box for 3 years. I read it was not hardy so I started putting iffy roses in strofoam boxes as a test. I refuse to keep digging holes and find a dead rose the following summer. I plant the prospective rose in a box and keep it in the area that I want to plant and cover with pine needles and see if it survives the winter.

[Cottage Rose]

Aud how brilliant with the Styrofoam test boxes!
Great Idea!
That yellow rose is a beauty.
Check out my website's rose pages.
You might get some ideas there for gold hardy roses.
Cheers!