I saw a post on this site about a bare root rose sale at MenagerieFlower.com and I went to look and of course I went down a rabbit hole since I apparently cannot resist roses.
I have been thinking about replacing the 2 Cancan climbing roses I have on either side of the front path arbor because I don't feel they are doing well there.
I planted them late in 2020 and they are only about 4 feet tall in 3 years. Shouldn't they grow significantly more than that in 3 years given they are climbers? It is a continual bloomer growing 10'h x 4'w and is winter hardy which it needs considering the arctic blasts and ice storms we get every single winter.
I am hoping to do bareroot since it is cheaper than potted roses but I don't have a problem paying for a potted rose to get the right plant for the right place.
Maybe a Zéphirine Drouhin rose would work well there. It does get up to 6 feet wide though. Not to mention at Heirloom Roses I'd have to pay $70 each for it. 
I thought maybe a New Dawn rose would be nice but I was told it is quite thorny and apparently it is more of a rambler than a climber and quite aggressive. It grows18-20 FEET high! Too big for our front arbor. It might ramble up the sycamore or on the barn if the climbing hydrangea doesn't make it. (I have low expectations of the climbing hydrangea.)
It was also suggested to me to look into Renae or Reve d'Or. I will have to look for those. I've never heard of them and I didn't find them on Menagerie website.
Maybe I should give Cancan another year and give it extra care and see if it will flourish but it is so, so thorny and I am not fond of the look of the older blooms?
No, I won't do that. I am not happy with that particular rose in that position. I will move it and put something stunning there and grow some clematis up through it or something.
Cancan roses on the arbor May 2023
(Planted in 2020)
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