Rosa x multiflora 'Rambling Rector' - Rambling Rose

The 'Rambling Rector' Rose, also known as Rosa x multiflora, is a vigorous rambling rose and an excellent choice for large gardens. Its exuberant and rambling growth produces long, thorny stems reaching up to 5 metres (16 feet) in one year. It bursts in summer with large flower heads adorned with semi-double, cream-coloured flowers with a small bouquet of golden yellow stamens. Its vigour allows it to conquer large trees and hide unsightly structures, which it will cover with its fragrant lace-like flowers. Like most climbing roses, it is not perpetual. In autumn, it produces many small orange fruits.  

'Rambling Rector' is an old rose, a hybrid of the climbing multiflora rose. It closely resembles its parent but has more spiny stems. This rose is an Irish introduction obtained at the Daisy Hill Nursery in 1912. It forms a highly branched climbing bush that can reach a height of 6 to 10 metres (20 to 33 feet), with a spread of 3 to 4 metres (10 to 13 feet). Its arching stems arise from a stump producing new woody climbing stems yearly. The flowering is once flowering, occurring in June-July, but it is very abundant and fragrant. The flowers, about 4cm (2in) in diameter, have approximately 20 petals. They are semi-double and grouped in clusters. They have a delicate ivory hue at flowering, then fade slightly to white. The centre of the flower is adorned with a prominent bouquet of golden yellow stamens, visited by bees. The flowering is followed by the formation of a fleshy false fruit called a hip. It contains a large quantity of single-seeded achenes. This rose has dense, light green, luxuriant, and healthy foliage.

'Rambling Rector' is an exceptional rose. Like other ramblers, it is unmatched for covering large spaces and giving a slightly abandoned look when planted above overly strict flower beds. It can transform unsightly elements such as tree stumps, fences, and sheds into charming additions to any setting. Trained on an arch near the terrace, it will create a romantic and fragrant passage. Since its flowering lasts only one month, it can be paired with a large-flowered clematis whose summer flowering will take over until autumn.