Melinda Myers

Climbing Rose

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

Orange-red hips

Light

Full sun

Soil

Moist, well-drained

Planting & 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

• 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
• Captain Samuel Holland - 6 feet, light red flowers, good disease resistance, slight fragrance
• Marie Victorin - 6 to 8 feet, double salmon pink flowers
• Henry Kelsey - 8 feet, double dark red flowers, slightly fragrant