{"product_id":"olympic-flame-climbing-rose-plants","title":"Olympic Flame Climbing Roses","description":"\u003cul class=\"pdp-specs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Olympic Flame, a big red climber with a yellow eye\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Climbing\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Crimson-red, pale yellow centre\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFragrance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Light\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300-400cm (10-13ft)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpread:\u003c\/strong\u003e To 240cm (8ft)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowering:\u003c\/strong\u003e June to October, repeat-flowering\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDisease resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePruning:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late February: shorten flowered side shoots by two thirds and tie in the new growth\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGood for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Arches, pergolas, obelisks and big sunny walls\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContainer suitable:\u003c\/strong\u003e No, this one needs open ground\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSimilar varieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e Westerland (apricot, half the height, strongly scented), Etoile de Hollande (deep crimson, very strong scent)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSold as:\u003c\/strong\u003e Premium 4 litre potted plants, grown for us by specialist rose growers\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlant:\u003c\/strong\u003e Year-round, whenever the soil is not frozen\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDelivered:\u003c\/strong\u003e All year. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/collect-your-order-from-castle-cary\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCollection from Castle Cary\u003c\/a\u003e also available\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOlympic Flame is a vigorous climbing rose carrying clusters of semi-double crimson-red flowers, each centred with a patch of pale yellow, repeating from June to October. It reaches 300-400cm (10-13ft) with a spread of around 240cm (8ft) and has good disease resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOlympic Flame: Red Petals, Yellow Eye\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost red climbers give you red and nothing else. Olympic Flame opens its semi-double flowers wide enough to show a pale yellow eye at the centre of every bloom, ringed by gold stamens, so the whole cluster reads as red lit from within rather than a flat block of colour. The petals are crimson leaning towards cerise, and because the flowers are borne in clusters rather than singly, a mature plant against a sunny wall carries dozens of them at once. Open flowers are easy for bees to work, which is not true of the densely petalled reds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt repeats in flushes from June through to October, and it is genuinely tough: hardy to H6, so it takes a Scottish winter without complaint, and it holds its leaves cleanly through a wet summer better than most reds. The scent is light. That is the honest word for it, and if fragrance is what you are after, buy a rose sold on its scent instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA Rose That Needs Room\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 3 to 4 metres this is a full-sized climber, not a fence-panel rose. Give it an arch, a pergola, an obelisk or a decent stretch of wall and it will cover the structure within a few seasons; put it on a 6ft fence and you will spend every summer cutting it back. Train the main stems as near horizontal as you can manage, because a stem bent sideways flowers along its whole length while a vertical one flowers only at the top. Prune in late February: shorten the side shoots that flowered last year by about two thirds, take out anything dead or crossing, and tie the new growth in while it is still whippy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePlanting Partners for Olympic Flame\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed wants cooling, not matching. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/etoile-violette-clematis-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEtoile Violette clematis\u003c\/a\u003e threads deep violet through the red from July and takes the same February prune, or pick another from our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/clematis-climbing-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eclematis collection\u003c\/a\u003e. At the base, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/hidcote-english-lavender-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHidcote lavender\u003c\/a\u003e covers the bare lower stems every climber develops, and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/rozanne-geranium-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRozanne geranium\u003c\/a\u003e sprawls violet-blue through the same gap from June to October. If you want a second climber with the scent this one lacks, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/westerland-climbing-rose-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWesterland\u003c\/a\u003e is apricot, strongly perfumed, and half the size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy buy roses from Ashridge?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese come from specialist rose growers who supply us and nobody's supermarket, potted into 4 litres and ready to plant the day they arrive, at any time of year. We grow peat-free and without neonicotinoids, so an open-centred rose like this one is safe for the bees that work it. Which? Gardening named us Best Plant Supplier, and if your rose fails we replace it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow big does Olympic Flame rose grow?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAround 3 to 4 metres tall with a spread of 2.4 metres, so it needs an arch, pergola or large wall rather than a fence panel. It reaches full size in three or four seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIs Olympic Flame rose scented?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly lightly. Every rose has some scent, but this one is grown for the colour of its flowers rather than their perfume. For a strongly scented climber, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/westerland-climbing-rose-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWesterland\u003c\/a\u003e or Etoile de Hollande are better choices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is the difference between a climbing rose and a rambling rose?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClimbers are manageable in most gardens, mostly repeat-flower, and train well against walls or fences. Ramblers flower once, grow far more vigorously, and suit big spaces: pergolas, arches and mature trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIs Olympic Flame rose disease resistant?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has a good level of resistance to black spot and powdery mildew and grows well without routine spraying. Give it air movement around the plant and clear fallen leaves in autumn. Our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/rose-black-spot-disease-leaves\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eblack spot guide\u003c\/a\u003e covers treatment if it does appear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhen can I plant a potted Olympic Flame rose?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAny time of year, as long as the ground is not frozen. Summer planting simply means watering regularly through the first season. Our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/planting-rose-bushes-bareroot-potted\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003erose planting guide\u003c\/a\u003e covers the method.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ashridge Nurseries","offers":[{"title":"Potted \/ 4 Litre","offer_id":57159196803398,"sku":"ROSEOLYFLA-4L","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/0351\/8022\/files\/close-up-of-olympic-flame-pink-rose.webp?v=1787143941","url":"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/olympic-flame-climbing-rose-plants","provider":"Ashridge Nurseries","version":"1.0","type":"link"}