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I have read it is thornless? Is this true? Any suggestions as to where in the garden it would do best? Leaning up into a fence as a backdrop, in the middle of a yard where it can spread as a bush type?
What does it look like once the flowers are through and does it make a mess as they fall off? Does it produce hips for the birds, does it self sow?
Hope you can answer some of these questions. Thanks, Windy
Windy, it does not self sow or have hips. The show lasts about two weeks, then your yard snows yellow petals, but the plant is not messy itself. It is a lovely, full medium green the rest of the year. The highways here use it for ground cover on the sides, too. In about ten years, you will not be able to see my shop roof at all, and we will have to work to keep it out of the neighboring trees, but it is well worth the effort. It is truly best growing over a building or large trellis where you can see the entire plant and appreciate its beauty. The birds love it for nesting once it gets high enough.
I live in zone 6b and planted my ladybanks last spring; it appears the deer loved it as it had lots of missing leaves. It recovered and I hope it will continue to thrive in a southerly location. Will it bloom this year or will I need to wait a couple of years? Thanks.
