Rose 'Cécile Brünner Cl.'

When leaf buds open in spring, remove winter-damaged branches, and crossing and weak canes. After early-summer flush of flowers, cut back horizontal side branches by half. Renew old, declining bushes at this time by removing oldest, woodiest cane; tie in a new, vigorous cane as a replacement. ¹

“Although technically a summer flower, it is a good plant on a warm wall and will flower spasmodically well into autumn.” ³

Very disease resistant. ²

Try to plant in a location that enjoys partial sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Cécile Brünner Cl. is thought of as hardy, so this plant will survive close to or on freezing temperatures. Ideally plant in loamy soil and try to keep the ph of your soil between the range of 5.5 and 6.5 as Cécile Brünner Cl. likes to be in weakly acidic soil.

Hybrid variety. Will not reliably grow true to type from seed.
“It is also very difficult to propagate because of the scarcity of budding eyes, although micropropagation may solve this problem” ³

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Cécile Brünner Cl. is a hardy plant.

Named for the daughter of Ulrich Brünner, renowned rose grower at Lausanne, Switzerland. ³

“The variety is occasionally misnamed ‘Bloomfield Abundance’, which is understandable because the blooms are almost identical.” ³

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¹ Marthastewart.com: Climbing rose: Rosa Climbing Cecile Brunner – Martha Stewart Home and Garden

² HelpMeFind entry for ‘Climbing Cécile Brünner’ rose

³ Botanica’s Roses"