Rosa 'Paul's Scarlet Climber' ☼full sun ❅hardy

• 12 Feb, 2013
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Preferred common namerose 'Paul's Scarlet Climber'
FamilyRosaceae

Rosa can be deciduous or semi-evergreen shrubs or scrambling climbers, with usually thorny stems bearing pinnate leaves and solitary or clustered, 5-petalled flowers followed by showy red or purple fruits

'Paul's Scarlet Climber' is a vigorous, upright climbing rose to 3m tall, with clusters of semi-double, red flowers in summer

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How to growSunlight
Full sun Aspect
South-facing, West-facing or East-facing
Exposed or Sheltered
Cultivation
Will grow in wide range of situations. Suitable for pergola or growing up pillars
Soil
Well-drained or Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline or Neutral
Loam, Sand, Clay or Chalk
Propagation
Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn or by budding in summer

Suggested planting locations and garden types
City/Courtyard Gardens, Coastal, Cottage/Informal Garden, Flower borders and beds or Wall-side Borders

How to carePruning
Pruning group 17 (roses)

Pests
aphids, leafhoppers, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars and rose leaf-rolling sawfly may be a problem. Rabbits and deer can cause damage
Diseases
May be affected by black spot, rose rust and powdery mildews
CharacteristicsPlant type
Rose or Climber/Wall Shrub

Habit
Climbing

ResilienceHardiness
H4 (hardy)
ColourFlower
Red in Summer

Foliage
Green in Autumn, Spring and Summer

SizeUltimate height
2.5-4 metres

Ultimate spread
1-1.5 metres

Time to ultimate height
2-5 years

Rosa can be deciduous or semi-evergreen shrubs or scrambling climbers, with usually thorny stems bearing pinnate leaves and solitary or clustered, 5-petalled flowers followed by showy red or purple fruits

'Paul's Scarlet Climber' is a vigorous, upright climbing rose to 3m tall, with clusters of semi-double, red flowers in summer

Suppliers
Suppliers listed in RHS Plant Finder

How to growSunlight
Full sun Aspect
South-facing, West-facing or East-facing
Exposed or Sheltered
Cultivation
Will grow in wide range of situations. Suitable for pergola or growing up pillars
Soil
Well-drained or Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline or Neutral
Loam, Sand, Clay or Chalk
Propagation
Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn or by budding in summer

Suggested planting locations and garden types
City/Courtyard Gardens, Coastal, Cottage/Informal Garden, Flower borders and beds or Wall-side Borders

How to carePruning
Pruning group 17 (roses)

Pests
aphids, leafhoppers, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars and rose leaf-rolling sawfly may be a problem. Rabbits and deer can cause damage
Diseases
May be affected by black spot, rose rust and powdery mildews
CharacteristicsPlant type
Rose or Climber/Wall Shrub

Habit
Climbing

ResilienceHardiness
H4 (hardy)
ColourFlower
Red in Summer

Foliage
Green in Autumn, Spring and Summer

SizeUltimate height
2.5-4 metres

Ultimate spread
1-1.5 metres

Time to ultimate height
2-5 years