William Baffin Climbing Rose
Rosa 'William Baffin'
Height: 10 feet
Spread: 6 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 3a
Group/Class: Explorer Rose
Description:
Perhaps the hardiest and most vigorous climber available, this exceptional rose has achieved almost legendary status with its seemingly endless procession of 2.5-3" semi-double pink flowers, wonderful trailing over a fence or arbor; recurrent
Ornamental Features
William Baffin Climbing Rose is bathed in stunning semi-double cherry red flowers with yellow eyes along the branches from late spring to late summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The oval compound leaves turn yellow in fall. The fruits are showy tomato-orange hips displayed from mid to late fall. The spiny brick red bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape.
Landscape Attributes
William Baffin Climbing Rose is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a ground-hugging habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.
This is a high maintenance shrub that will require regular care and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;
- Disease
- Spiny
William Baffin Climbing Rose is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Hedges/Screening
- General Garden Use
Planting & Growing
William Baffin Climbing Rose will grow to be about 10 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.
This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.
Sizes Available:
18" $28.99
