Rosa x hybrida
Botanical Name
Rosa x hybrida
Hardiness
Zones 2 to 8
Height
6 to 20 feet
Width
3 to 6 feet
Flowers
Summer: once and repeat blooming; various flower colors including red, pink, salmon, yellow, and white
Fruit
Hips - orange, red, green-brown
Light
Full sun
Soil
Moist, well-drained
Planting and Care
Grafted climbers should be planted with the graft union 2 inches below the soil surface, plant non-grafted climbers at same level as in the nursery, train and attach climbers to a support, prune after flowering, some cultivars may need winter protection
Problems
Black spot, mildew, rusts, cankers, virus
Varieties to Consider
'William Baffin' - large shrub rose that can be trained as a climber, low maintenance, repeating deep pink blooms, needs no winter protection
'New Dawn' - disease resistant, survived unprotected in Zone 4, pink flowers
'Fourth of July' - 10-14', red and white striped flowers, repeat bloomer
'New Dawn' - disease resistant, survived unprotected in Zone 4, pink flowers
'Fourth of July' - 10-14', red and white striped flowers, repeat bloomer
Did you know?
Climbers come from a variety of sources including mutations of hybrid tea, grandiflora, and multiflora roses.