While both types of ramblers have similar attributes that endear them to us, the Wichuraiana ramblers tend to have stiffer, stronger canes making them wonderful climbing roses. Less and less ramblers were seen in gardens across the northern hemisphere. I guess we can attribute this to gardeners desire for flowers throughout the summer and our assumption that new is always better. In defense of the ramblers, I dare say that anyone who has seen these wonderful roses in full flush, are hard pressed not to be astonished at their massive beauty and structure. Several of our modern climbers together could not hope to have a fraction of the show one of these old beauties gives so freely.
Most ramblers are much too vigorous to be put onto a trellis.
They lend themselves beautifully to covering the side of a building, barn or outhouse. Over a fence, arbour or flowing down a bank is probably the best application if you live in Zone 4. This zone is too cold for them as climbers unless their canes are taken down for winter but they will grow happily on the ground, rooting whereever they touch dirt. In zone 5 if canes are grown upwards they should be grown where they will be protected from prevailing winds and are best grown on a low fence espailied horizonally. They are at their best as a magnificent ground covering for banks as most root readily where they touch ground.