Actual size and flowering may vary slightly based on season.
Lady Banks Rose - Yellow Espalier
Lady Banks Rose Espalier is the yellow Lady Banks climbing rose, already started flat for a wall or fence. Each spring it covers itself in small, soft yellow double flowers, and it keeps most of its leaves through a Valley winter. Its canes are nearly thornless, so it is easy to tie along wires or a trellis. Trained flat, it can spread 15 to 20 feet across a wall.
Best for: covering a long wall or fence with spring flowers, a narrow bed along a wall, and an easy, nearly thornless rose to train.
Trained flat, its canes can spread 15 to 20 feet along a wall or fence. In spring the whole surface turns soft yellow.
Grown as an espalier, it stays flat against the wall instead of mounding out. That makes it fit a narrow bed where a free-growing rose would take over.
The canes are nearly thornless, so tying them along wires is easier than with most roses. Set the wires or trellis a few inches off the wall first.
It blooms on older wood, so pruning in fall, winter or early spring cuts off next year's flowers. It grows big and heavy, so it needs sturdy wires or a strong trellis.
- Along a wall or fence8-12 ft apart
- From the wall18-24 in from the wall
Tie the long canes flat along wires or a trellis set a few inches off the wall, using soft plant tape. Cut off shoots that grow straight out or past the space you want covered.
Do all pruning right after the spring flowers fade, and finish by about July. It blooms on older wood, so skip fall, winter and early spring cuts.
Water every day the first week, then every few days while it roots in. Once rooted, water deeply and less often, and cut back in winter.
Bugs and most fungal diseases leave it alone in the Valley. It needs none of the spraying or repeat feeding other roses do.
Drainage test first. Dig the hole and fill it with water. If water is still sitting in the hole a day later, you likely hit caliche, clay or hard soil, so fix the drainage before planting. If it drains very fast, the soil is sandy. Standing water around roots is a common reason new plants fail.
Weed cloth. Cut it away from the planting hole and where the roots will spread. Remove any plastic sheeting completely, since it keeps water and air out of the soil.
Rock or decomposed granite with no soil underneath. Bring in soil close in texture to your native soil, mix it with the soil below, and build up enough depth for roots before planting.
If you can break through. Use a breaker bar, pick, or jackhammer. Dig through the caliche and break out the solid chunks. Backfill with the soil you dug out, with no compost or manure in the hole. Confirm drainage before planting.
If you cannot break through. Dig narrow holes through the hard layer beside the root ball, not under it, and refill them with the same soil, not gravel. If it still will not drain, plant on a low mound of the same soil.
Root ball. Check the outside edges for any roots circling around. Loosen or cut those so they grow outward. Do not break up the center of the root ball.
Depth. The top of the root ball should sit at or just slightly above the surrounding soil level. Planting too deep can lead to rot and kill the plant.
Drip emitters. At planting, put the emitters on the root ball, on different sides of the plant. After about 2 months, move them to the outer edge of the root ball. Over the first year, add emitters farther out toward the edge of the branches as roots grow. Once a plant is rooted, never water only at the trunk.
How do I train a Lady Banks rose espalier?
Set wires or a trellis a few inches off the wall, then tie the canes flat along it with soft plant tape as they grow. Cut off shoots that grow straight out from the wall.
When should I prune it?
Prune right after the spring bloom, no later than about July. It flowers on older wood, so pruning in fall, winter or early spring removes next year's flowers.
When does it bloom?
It blooms once a year in spring, with the main show around mid-March in the Valley. Plan any pruning for after that.
How far along a wall will it spread?
It can spread 15 to 20 feet on a support. Plant espaliers about 8 to 12 feet apart along a long wall.
Does it have thorns?
It is nearly thornless, which makes tying it in much easier than most climbing roses.
How much water does it need?
Water regularly while it roots in. Once rooted it needs low to moderate water, with deep soaks spaced out and less in winter.
Does it need spraying?
No. Bugs and most leaf diseases leave it alone in the Valley, so skip the spraying other roses need.
How cold hardy is it?
It handles cold to about 10°F and keeps most of its leaves through a Valley winter, so it needs no frost cover.
Lady Banks Rose - Yellow Espalier for sale in Arizona, delivered to you
Lady Banks Rose Espalier is the yellow Lady Banks rose started flat for a wall or fence. Below: how to train it, when to prune, size along a wall, bloom, water and cold.
Sourced from trusted Arizona growers and delivered directly to your door, job site, or property. We deliver across the Valley and to nearby towns, and quote delivery anywhere else in Arizona.
Lady Banks rose espalier on a wall
Tie the canes flat along wires or a trellis set a few inches off the wall. Cut off shoots that grow straight out.
When to prune Lady Banks rose
Right after the spring bloom, and no later than about July. It blooms on older wood, so fall and winter pruning cuts off next year's flowers.
How wide does Lady Banks rose spread?
It can spread 15 to 20 feet along a wall. Space espaliers about 8 to 12 feet apart.
Thornless climbing rose for Phoenix
Lady Banks is nearly thornless, which makes it one of the easiest roses to train on a wall.
Watering Lady Banks rose in the Valley
Water regularly while it roots in, then deep, spaced-out soaks with less in winter.
Is Lady Banks rose evergreen?
It keeps most of its leaves through a Valley winter and takes cold to about 10°F.
We deliver across the Valley, from Phoenix, Scottsdale and Mesa out to San Tan Valley, Maricopa and Casa Grande, and up to Prescott, Sedona, Payson and Globe. See delivery areas and rates.