Rambling Rector Rose
Rambling Rector
My not-so-near rural neighbour laughed when I told him I'd planted a Rambling Rector rose on my fence-line. 'Give him five years and he'll have rambled over the fields into my garden' he said.
A robust rambler...
Yes, the Rector is a rather robust rambler, and I love the way he completely fills his space in the Allotment Garden. He has stretched himself along the fence and into my immediate neighbour's paddock. He's on his way!
There are several white ramblers similar to the Rambling Rector - Seagull is one such. I remember reading that the late great David Austin found them impossible to separate. Sorry, but I can't find the reference.
Found in a vicarage garden...
The Rector is once flowering, the creamy white blooms arriving in heavy clusters in very late spring. He goes back to 1899, and, according to sources, was introduced by Thomas Smith of Daisy Hill Nursery fame, appearing in his 1912 catalogue. The Rambling Rector was originally found in a vicarage garden.
Rambling Rector Roses
Be warned! He is classified as a 'very tall rambler'. He can be pruned a little, if things get out of hand, though I'm not sure I'd trust him climbing up e.g. an old plum tree. Likely to come crashing down, rose and all!
Rambling Rector in The Allotment Garden