Florentina™ Climbing Rose
Vines & Climbers
- Climbing rose covers structures in romantic red flowers!
- Easy to train on a trellis, walls, arbors.
- Disease resistant and easy to grow.
- Grown on their own roots - not grafted. No special protection or fussing required.
- Zones 5-9, sun, 8' tall x 3' wide at maturity.
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Description
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Patent #: USPP 24,196
Common name: Climbing rose
Zone: 5 - 9
Sun exposure: Sun (> 6 hours sun)
Height x width: 7-8' x 3'
Flower color: Red
Foliage color: Green
Season of interest: Summer - fall
Bloom time: Summer
Features: Privacy & screening, heat tolerant, fragrant, container plants
Uses: Accent, cottage gardening, ground cover, screen, vines and climbers
How to Grow
Light: Sun (> 6 hours sun). This encourages the best flower production while also aiding in disease resistance.
Water: For best results, roses should get about an inch of water each week, through rainfall or irrigation. This can be difficult to gauge, but if you avoid keeping plants too wet or too dry, they'll be fine. When watering roses, whether by hand or with an irrigation system, avoid wetting the foliage, which encourages leaf spot diseases and powdery mildew.
Spacing: 3 feet, minimum
Fertilizing: Roses benefit from high levels of nutrients, increasing flowering as a result. We recommend a granular rose fertilizer applied in early spring, just as the ground begins to thaw. If you wish, you can make additional applications in late spring and early summer, but do not fertilize after mid/late July.
Winterizing: In both warm and cold climates, a 2-3" layer of mulch is recommended year-round, especially in winter. In cold climates, wait until spring to prune; warmer areas may prune in autumn if desired.
Maintenance & pruning: We do recommend yearly pruning of roses, as this encourages thick, vigorous growth and the best flower coverage. Aim to cut back to just above a large, vigorous bud. The bigger the bud you cut back to, the thicker and more vigorous the growth will be. Remove any spindly stems entirely. If roses show signs of leaf spot, remove affected portions. Most roses we offer do not require deadheading, but you may do so if you wish.
Plant spacing is based on the ultimate width of the plants. This figure is normally given as a range; for example, 3-5’. If you live in a cold climate and/or want plants to fill in more quickly, plan to space at the shorter end of the range. If you live in a warm climate, are on a limited budget, or are willing to wait longer for plants to touch, use the higher end of the range. Using the larger number is recommended when calculating distance from a building or structure. There’s really no such thing as "maximum spacing": if you don’t want your plants to touch, you can space them as far apart as you’d like. All plant spacing is calculated on center, or in other words, the centers of the plants are spaced one half of their eventual width apart:
Unless you are planting in a straight line, as you might for hedges or edging, space your plants in a staggered or zig-zag pattern for a more interesting and naturalistic look:
Not sure just how many plants will fit in your garden? Our calculator gives you the exact amount of plants required for your space. Simply update the values and the calculator will re-calculate accordingly. Spacing information can be found in the 'How to Grow' tab on each plant's page.
First off.. these are absolutely gorgeous. I put them in last year and just got my first bloom. So worth the wait!
Looking fresh for now
I purchased 4 climbing roses and 3 hydrangeas. The hydrangeas were small but was with green leaves and had even green growth. I planted them, they're doing good. The roses however were very small and had yellowing leaves. The Florentina climbing rose came with only 1 stem green, the other two stems were turning dark brown and dried without growth. After removing the yellow leaves, I planted them. It has been about 1 month and we are having more yellowing leaves. I wish they would have provided better quality roses.
Yellowing leaves can be caused by many different factors including water stress. Our team of horticulture experts would love to take a closer look! Please contact us at [email protected] with your order number and photos of the plants so we can better assist you. All orders are covered by our 60-day guarantee. We look forward to helping! https://bit.ly/ggp-guarantee
Just received my order today. I ordered 3 variety climbing rose of in one quart size "Florentina, Zephirine Drouhin and white Eden climbing rose " The Florentina and Zephirine are kinda small . The pots need to seal better to hold the soils. A little disappointed 😞
We’re sorry you’re not satisfied with your plants! On each product page and our plant sizes page, we note that all of our plants are young. The size of our plants varies depending on the time of year and whether they were recently trimmed. The most important thing when purchasing plants, online or in garden centers, is a full and robust root system, which we prioritize. Trimming only encourages stronger root development! All orders are covered by our 60-day guarantee, so please reach out to [email protected] to start the claims process if necessary.
Very healthy!
I ordered two one is purple one is red, purple one looks good this red one not very good, all branches no buds.
We're sorry for any confusion. They both appear to be healthy in the box! Our team of horticulture experts would love to take a closer look! Please contact us at [email protected] with your order number and photos of the plants so we can better assist you. All orders are covered by our 60-day guarantee. We look forward to helping! https://bit.ly/ggp-guarantee
Love these roses.
Beautiful climbing rose. I have her climbing my porch and she’s the star of the show. She bloomed mid May and it looks like she’s about to bloom mid July again! Very happy with the bouquets I make with her as well. I put her next to polka but her leaves are more aesthetic in my opinion. She’s year 3 and growing fast!
This Florentina plant you sent me is probably the healthiest rose I’ve ever received in the mail. It just took off growing and doubled it’s size in 2 weeks. Thanks so much!
Arrived healthy and ready to plant!
I received my Florentino rose in excellent condition and planted it straight away! This year I am content for the little guy to build good roots, but it's already growing, reaching up toward the trellis! I'm so excited to update next year with beautiful red blooms. :)
Love this red beauty! I purchased the smallest size (quart) in June 2023, and one year later it’s about 6ft tall with many new canes and dozens of roses! The plant gets full sun of over 10 hours.
I planted this last summer in a container. It’s grown so much and this year it just started blooming. A handful of flowers now and many more ready to bloom! I have two trellises which I’m using to train it, but I think I need something larger. Can’t wait to see how much more it grows! Flowers are beautiful.
I’m happy that the website has finally updated to allow pictures from my phone to be uploaded! First of all, they bloomed the first year I got them (planted in May 2021). Year 2, we got tons of blooms and spend the time establishing the branching pattern. Year 3 they really got some growth in and I received texts from people telling me how pretty the red roses were in the garden. We are in Year 4 now and they’re the most beautiful on the block. They have been both fragrant and truly disease resistant! We planted two South facing and they created a natural alcove above my Queen of Heaven and Child statue. They reached over 5 feet in height in year 3 and are over 6 feet tall now. We are thrilled with them and I’m sure you will be too! I barely prune them in Spring and this years blooms have been achieved without any fertilizer. A real non fuss beauty!
I planted this in a container in late May. Now it is early September and it has grown exceptionally well, much more than I expected the first season. No blooms this year, but looking forward to that, hopefully next year.
I have had this rose bush for a month now and it is growing quickly. The new growth is such a gorgeous deep red. It grows bushier each week. I cannot wait for the actual blooms. You can see the other pictures if you click on the one shown.
When someone says "rose", this is the flower that comes to my mind
It was well packed, soil was moist, plant looked healthy.
Do your plants come pptted
Yes, our plants are grown and arrive in pots. You can see our plant size information here:
https://www.greatgardenplants.com/pages/sizes