I have Jens Munk in the back of the rose bed because he is supposed to get rather large. My lilies have multiplied and gotten quite tall this year. I have to move some around because they are crowding Jens Munk and Grenada. Jens is doing fine, even in some shade.
I am so much happier growing hardy, own root roses. Jens is rated hardy 2b to 8. I try to pick roses that are hardy to at least zone 5 or roses for which people in zone 5 or below have had good reviews. I am listed as 6a in most maps.
Quotes from hmf: "In September 1998, the Montreal Botanical Garden (Le Jardin Botanique de Montreal) carried out a survey of its roses' resistance to black spot, powdery mildew and rust. This is one of the outstanding varieties which showed a 0% to 5% infection rate. The data were taken on well-established roses.
The Swedish Rose Society recommends Jens Munk for northern Sweden."
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My other explorer, William Baffin, has lots of leaves and tiny buds. Both were cane hardy this winter.
If you are looking for a Canadian climber, you might like Quadra. It is a beautiful soft red in pictures. My wall of climbers is coral-yellow-pink and quite crowded, even with young plants. I tell myself, I have to move to a house with a large yard before my Austins grow up!
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