Grow a Climbing Rose in a Pot

Yes, you can grow climbing roses in pots, so long as you manage all of their needs. A larger container is better - helping you to keep a stable soil temperature and consistent moisture/fertilizer. In this video, I'll show you some good climbers to grow in a pot on your patio or deck.

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Photo credit:
Clair Matin Rose by T. Kiya CC BY-SA 2.0

[wendymuir]

Another small help to prevent overheating: use little terra cotta "feet" under pots to keep them off hot pavement.

[mandrews]

Late last summer, 2023, I planted New Dawn climbing rose in a large pot. I left the biodegradable container it came in. Zone 8. It is amazing & filled with branches & buds that are ready to pop. Early this Spring I pruned any parts that looked like they needed it. I even used sharp shears to cut off the thorns, but nothing that was 'green'. I have anchored the branches with twine, tied to branches of mature, blue Hydrangea. I even rooted some Catmint in the container. I understand it's a great companion to the roses.

All of the plants I have are in containers. Clematis, ITOH peonies, nasturtiums, sweet peas, Cosmos, Baby's Breath - which last year was so huge you couldn't see the pot.

I have to repot at least one of my ITOH peonies & expect I may have to do that with New Dawn as well. It's location is perfect & I am able to keep it well watered. & have given it food & lots of TLC.

Jason has also said it's good to snip the flowers off as each flower opens & starts to fade. Apparently that will encourage more roses to grow. However, I may leave some hips at the end of the season since I understand they are very striking.

Last but not least there are brunnera in pots at the back where it's shaded with a pop of vibrant pink impatience in yet another long pot above that.

If I can find this post again I will let you know how the summer goes with New Dawn. Right now it is looking amazing & the flowers should start to open in the next day or two.

[lindam]

This is great because I didn't know you could grow any type of rose in a container. This expands your options if you like container gardening. Thank you for the information!

[pikaboubou]

Thank you for catering to us cold weather gardeners! Zone 4b here 😁

[CatholicSaintslayIncorrupt]

I have found getting a wide edge cutlery kitchen knife & aerating the top 3 inches of soil, helps the rose so much. Gives that extra deep drink of water & oxygen it wants, done in late afternoon or evening after watering every few weeks. Not in freezing temperatures.

[melissamybubbles]

How lovely. My mom would love to have climbing roses in containers on either side of an arbor in a circle of pink rock above a stone bench. Now I can make that happen. Thank you!

[cindy-dwellings-theheartof]

Always enjoy your rose videos, so glad to have found such a good resource!

[GardenDoodles]

Good to know there are repeat climbers hardy to even zone 2 because we really can’t move them indoors during winter. Even a zone 3 repeat climber would suffice because we are in zone 5. Thank you.

[SpergleberryFarm]

I find that the cloth pots dry out really, really fast in my area, so I put a 1 inch tall plant saucer inside in the bottom (like, if it's a 16 inch pot, I'd put a 10 inch plant saucer) to hold in some extra water and it doesn't seem to bother them so much and it keeps the water in there a little longer. Also, in my area, those decorative pots are sold w/out any holes in them and I drill a hole in mine about 1 inch from the bottom so that the standing water can't get above 1 inch (like if it were to rain on them).

[coolwater]

I have 2 dozen Rose plants, majority in pots. They all need transplanting! However, they’ve all performed marvellously this year.

[breakingburque]

Thanks for showing us different options. I love all the information as always.

[sunnyjozani]

I'm growing mine in a 24 inch self-watering pot since I'm in the desert climate of los Angeles. So far it has been growing well

[xtina]

Thank you for speaking clear and easy to understand...

[huisno]

I have one from last year and it really thrives this year.

[LittleJordanFarm]

Beautiful color on the coral colored one. Thanks Jason..have a great week

[jendickerson]

Thank you! I am learning a lot watching your videos.

[deeptisgarden]

This is such a timely video. I haves few roses in containers. For those of us who have more roses than land, this is good way to enjoy them. Always learn something from you

[julietmarquez]

Yes, thanks for the video, my first very serious investment for climbing roses..right now I have 2..

[BrittanyBrinson]

Very informative thanks so much! Just planted some iceberg roses, hoping to get them to climb on trellis' on the side of my house.
Could you maybe do a over time or time lapse video on securing and attaching the rose stems as they grow?

[msmary]

This is wonderful. I may try this. We live in Maine and a few small rose gardens. I love your channel!