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Climbing Cecile Brunner
A Polyantha RoseThe picture below shows climbing Cecile Brunner rose actually climbing up a large tree. Some of the Polyantha roses can grow to terrific heights if allowed to. This is a good example for that. The climber has been here for many years and been allowed to ramble up the tree. I love driving by this house and take in the view. I usually stop or slow down to get a good look.
Climbing 'Cecile Brunner' is a long lived polyantha rose variety, classified as an Old Garden Rose, and as a China by some authorities. An almost thornless rose, it will grow to fantastic heights, so it needs a very strong large support, as it could cover a whole house. It produces large clusters of very small, perfectly shaped pink blooms. reminiscent of those sometimes seen on china Roses. The scent is sweet and slightly spicy. It's knowns as a summer flower, but will flower sporadically into autumn. The foilage is of a sage greencolor and very healthy. My sister is growing this rose on a strong high wire fence in her backyard. It put's on a spectacular
show of blooms in early summer for several weeks and perfumes her whole garden. Needless to say it's
my sisters favorite rose. Zones 5-9, height up to 40 feet or more.
Here, in the picture above, is the same rose trained uop a wall. This rose has also been growing here for years. It has been pruned back quite severely from time to time after flowering; every few years or so, according to the owner, to keep it in bounds. When I took this picture the perfume from this rose was unbelievable, so delicious, it's hard to describe.
Pruning A Cecile Brunner RoseA newly planted climbing Cecile Brunner should not be pruned for the first 2 or 3 years. Their canes need time to grow to produce flowers. The canes should be trained properly and tied downed at this early stage. The only trimming that needs to be done is to remove dead damaged and diseased wood. On a well-trained climbing rose, pruning is quite simple. Reduce all side shoots, no matter how long, to 2-3 inch stubs (5-8 cm)long. The main shoots are not pruned at all unless they end in flowers. In that case, it's best to cut back to the first side shoot. Every one or two years, or when there are enough shoots ( more than three), remove the oldest at the base of the rose. This will encourge new canes from the base and a better flower production.
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