Hi Petertoone
I have grown roses in pots for years, but climbers can get really big and it would need supporting. I think you need more information on just what you have bought.

A name would be helpful, Petertoone.

Hi Spritz
the only name on it was "Purple Climber" it is dry rooted so I have soaked it overnight and intend to pot it up this
morning, placing it clos to a wall.
Thanks to you and Linda.

There's one called 'Veilchen' which is a mauvey-purple with quite small flowers. It could be that. I think it's quite vigorous. Can you put supports up too?

I bought the same on efrom Poundland, but i planted mine in the ground. I suppose you could plant it in apot up against a wall or a trellis that would fit inside a nice sized pot.

I bought the pirple one due to it being a colour of rose I do not see and nice and vivid. I also bought an orange bush rose, which I do not see when out and about.

You could always try, but make sure you have a trellis or something for it to climb on.

I suggested trellis inside the pot in case you wanted to move it, and it would not damage the plant by having to untangle it.

Hi Peter and alex, plus everyone else.
I bought 3 roses from poundland. A purple climber, a white climber and an orange bush.

Guess what.....
The purple and orange bush, both turned out to be a wishy washy squashed strawberry colour. I planted all 3 round an arch, they look ok. But the not the colours i planned on. They could be planted in a pot, and let them grow, then a) if they get too big you could either plant out or dispose of, b) if they're not the colour you expected for a £1, then dispose of. Not a lot lost.
I shalln't be tempted by price again, I shall carry on doing what I usually do, take bits to propagate, from colours I want.

Thanks for the advice 2ndhand.

I have a photograph of what to expect from Vichenblau if that is what you have. It grows in to a very large rose covering a wide area so it would not in my opinion be suitable for growing in a pot unless you can provide support for it. Try it in the pot this year you can always plant it in the ground later if it proves too big. The photo is on a blog i did about my roses on 9th July 2010. Can I be nosy and ask why you want to plant it in a pot.

From the photos I have just seen on google, they are not the ones shown on the packaging. The ones on the packaging look like the traditional shape of a rose flower.

Sorry I spelled Veilchenblau incorrectly. I have just had a look on the internet for the rose and have found lots of the photos to look very unlike my rose. It is suggested as a rose to train on a pillar but it also says it grows up to 10' high and 7'wide.

Hi Scotsgran,
the reason I plant in Pots is thata few years ago when I knew I was ill I had my whole garden apart from two small plots out the front paved over to make it easier for me. The various treatments have left me in a bit of a state and I can only do few minutes at a time. However with the warm weather coming I will be out there with all guns blazing. I tried going out for ten minutes while we had the cold spell and collapsed with Hypothermia, that laid me out for a couple of weeks. Fingers crossed Spring is here (We Hope) so with the help and advice of GOY here we go
Thanks to all
petertone

Thank you for not minding my asking the reason and I am so glad you still feel well enough to want to get out there and enjoy your garden. It is a lifeline for many of us and asking questions is one way of helping others in a similar situation. Like you I often succumb to the bargain offers in the pound shops. I would say though to get the best from your garden it would be wise to be more specific in what you want to buy. In my experience climbing roses take a fair bit of looking after. I'm not sure how experienced you are but I would do a bit of research on one of the two sites I have given below. They recommend roses for specific sites and tell you why they are appropriate. Their roses are often looked on as the creme de la creme and therefore very expensive but for an initial outlay on a good plant which will give you what you want over a period of several years it soon looks less expensive. I never or rarely buy mail order plants but lots of our members do it and are very pleased with the service they get. I know David Austin roses are in local garden centres if you can go to one of them. I often see named varieties on offer in the pound shops so you could look there as well.
https://www.styleroses.co.uk/index.php?catId=1&PatioFrontBorder
http://www.davidaustinroses.com/english/Advanced.asp?PageId=2055