Climbing roses are also functional in the garden.
Here are 17 climbing roses that promise both stunning looks and an unmistakable perfume.
The Best Climbing Roses
Altissimo (Rosa ‘Altissimo’)
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Its leaves are glossy and contribute to the rose’s brilliance.
you’re able to train Altissimo as a small climbing rose or a pillar climber.
It can also be shaped into a tall shrub.
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Its mature size is 7 to 20 feet tall and 5 to 8 feet wide.
Altissimo is known as one of the most disease-resistant and best long-blooming climbing roses.
For the best blooms, feed this rose twice year, once in spring and once in summer.
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Prune it just once, in winter.
It has long canes that are ideal for training up walls or trellises.
Ahybrid tea rose, it grows 12 to 15 feet tall and 6 to 8 feet wide.
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From its beautifully shaped buds come petite clusters of blush-pink flowers with a sweet, spicy, tea-like scent.
It tolerates some shade and can grow in north-facing sites.
This is a floribunda punch in of rose.
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Thisclimbing rosecan bloom for a very long time, often throughout the growing season.
Keep it blooming brightly by planting it where it gets 6 hours of sun each day.
It offers full, ruffled blossoms and is a rampant, far-reaching floribunda climber.
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The only notable downside to this popular rose it that its flowers have little to no scent.
It has a sweet rose scent reminiscent of freshly cut apple and is a repeat bloomer.
It grows 12 to 14 feet tall and 3 to 6 feet wide.
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This woody vine is not bothered by polluted urban air and can live for decades with the right care.
As with most roses, it blooms best and is most resistant to disease when grown in full sun.
This is a hybrid tea rose with a fruity scent.
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Part of what make the ‘Peace’ rose so popular is its versatility.
It works well incontainers, hedges, borders, beds, and mass plantings.
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These roses typically have large blooms and a sweet, deep fragrance.
It is a repeat bloomer and makes gorgeous bouquets with shapely, large, apricot-colored blooms.
A hybrid tea rose, it is also known for its strong fruity fragrance.
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The strong-scented flowers are a very pale pink, full-petaled, and quartered.
It reaches 5 to 12 feet tall and 4 feet wide.
It will bloom continuously from late spring through early fall.
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Prune significantly in late winter, cutting back any dead or unhealthy stems.
If it is not blooming throughout the season, then you may not have enough nutrients in the soil.
Also, watch out for black spot, though most established roses will be able to overcome this disease.
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It will bloom throughout the season, providing a pretty cascade offlowers for trellises, arches, and pillars.
Reaching up to 10 feet tall and 5 feet wide, Eden adapts easily to smaller climbing spaces.
Growing Tip
Even with smaller varieties of climbing roses, avoid planting climbingroses in pots.
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Because of their growing pattern, they can quickly become heavy and sprawl far beyond the pot.
Don Juan does best in milder temperatures, and it may enter dormancy once the thermometer tops 86Fahrenheit.
Unlike hardier climbing roses, Don Juan can be susceptible to disease and pests.
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The abundant orange petals on this tea rose attracts bees and pollinators to its large blooms.
These flowers have a subtle, spiced tea fragrance.
It is resistant to most diseases and requires little maintenance.
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A simple pruning in late winter will keep Tangerines Skies looking its best and blooming year-after-year.
Deadhead ‘New Dawn’ throughout the season to keep it producing plentiful blossoms.
They’ll require regular pruning and feeding, but are otherwise happy to grow and thrive without much maintenance.
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When choosing a support, first consider the size of your climbing rose.
A pergola or even something as simple as a fence are also practical options.
When deadheaded consistently, many climbing roses will bloom throughout the spring and summer.
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However, long-blooming favorites include ‘Don Juan,’
‘Altissimo,’ and ‘Cecile Brunner.’
Buy climbing roses in late spring or early winter.
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