If you’re looking for a disease resistant climbing pink rose, then the roses on this list can’t be beat. With regular organic feeding throughout the season and deep watering, these pink beauties will put on a spectacular display without the use of chemical sprays.
The Best Disease Resistant Pink Climbing Roses
- Rosa ‘Blossomtime’ – Bred by O’Neal (United States, 1951.) Height of 8 to 12 feet. Zone 5a and warmer. This rose will be the first and last rose to bloom in the garden. Fragrant Hybrid Tea type blooms. The center is a deeper pink then the petals on the outside. If you ever have the opportunity of visiting a nursery with a large display of climbing roses, this will be the one that they will always sell out of first. Yes, it will even out sell ‘New Dawn.’ Does well on a pillar, large arbor or fence. Train the canes when young and flexible.
- Rosa ‘Captain Samuel Holland’ – Bred by Ogilvie (Canada, 1991.) Height of 8 to 10 feet. Zone 3b and warmer. This climber will be covered with fragrant medium size deep pink blooms. A good repeat bloomer. Large and bushy. Does well on a fence or tall arbor. Very winter hardy.
- Rosa ‘John Cabot’ – Bred by Svedia (Canada, 1978.) Height of 6 to 8 feet. Zone 2b and warmer. Arching habit. Can be grown on a pillar or fence. Very winter hardy. Mild fragrance, and a good repeat bloomer. Good for a small space.
- Rosa ‘John Davis’ – Bred by Svedia (Canada, 1986.) Height of 6 to 8 feet. Zone 2b and warmer. Arching habit. Can be grown on a pillar or fence. Very winter hardy. Mild fragrance, and a good repeat bloomer. Good for a small space.
- Rosa ‘Lavender Lassie’ – Bred by Kordes (Germany, 1959.) Height of 5 to 12 feet. Zone 6b and warmer. ‘Lavender Lassie’ is a Hybrid Musk grown as a large shrub or climber. This rose is best grown on a fence or large arbor. Give the canes plenty of room. If growing on a fence allow at lease 9 to 10 feet of space on each side of the bush, which will be a total of 18 to 20 feet. This rose is a traffic stopper. Clusters of hundreds of fragrant medium pink blooms. Once this rose gets started you won’t be able to see the leaves for the flowers. A good repeat bloomer.
- Rosa ‘Morning Greeting’ – Bred by Kordes (Germany, 1962.) Height of 9 to 12 feet. Zone 6b and warmer. Fragrant apricot-pink blend, with a hybrid tea like bloom. A lovely Victorian looking rose, which is good for cutting.
- Rosa ‘New Dawn’ – Bred by Dreer (United States, 1930.) Height of 10 to 20 feet. Zone 5b and warmer. ‘New Dawn’ has become a very popular rose. Fits in perfectly in a Victorian or Cottage garden. Make sure you have plenty of room to grow this rose. This is not a good choice for a small space, as a matter of fact it will look kind of sad if forced to stay short, and will give only minimal blooms. Best grown on a tall fence or arbor. Pale pink fragrant blooms will cover this bush. Do not dead head after the first bloom, because the repeat bloom will come from the same leaf bud as the first, and if you cut back the faded flower you will loose the second flowering. If you feel you must deadhead then only cut off from behind the flower and do not come down the stem.
- Rosa ‘Parade’ – Bred by Boerner (United States, 1953.) Height of 7 to 10 feet. Zone 6b and warmer. Very fragrant deep pink blooms. Grows best when allowed to grow upright. Good choice for a smaller space.
- Rosa ‘Rosenholm’ – Bred by Poulsen (Denmark, 1994.) Height of 9 to 10 feet. Zone 6b and warmer. Practically thornless. Fragrant and beautiful. Has a cabbage rose look. Will do well growing on a fence or large arbor where it can spread out.
- Rosa ‘Tausendschon’ – Bred by Schmidt (Germany, 1905.) Height of 8 to 12 feet. Zone 6b and warmer. Once blooming rambler. Blooms in many shades of pink. Have no fear; ‘Tausendschon’ is not as vigorous as the wichuraiana ramblers. Will flower from top to bottom. Prune after flowering, so the canes have enough time to set next years flower buds. If you prune in the spring you will cut off all the new season flowers.
- Rosa ‘William Baffin’ – Bred by Svedia (Canada, 1983.) Height of 7 to 10 feet. Zone 2b and warmer. ‘William Baffin’ looks best when allowed to grow as a large shrub along a fence. You will still need to tie the bush to the fence. Very showy and a good repeat bloomer. Very winter hardy.
- Rosa ‘Zephirine Drouhan’ – Bred by Bizot (France, 1868.) Height of 6 to 10 feet. Zone 5b and warmer. Bourbon rose grown as a climber or tall shrub. Thornless with a strong fragrance. It’s sometimes advertized that it will grow in shade. This is not true. It still needs some amount of sunlight, even if it’s filtered. In a semi-shaded site you will get flowering, but not the amount of flowering that you’ll see in more sun.
How to Grow a Healthy Rose
Growing healthy roses, or for that matter any plant starts with the soil. The use of chemicals should never be used in the place of a good organic fertilizer. For the best results try to fertilize every three to four weeks during the growing season. Any plant that is suffering due to lack of nutrition will always be more susceptible to disease.
For more information on how to have a pest free rose garden read: How to Organically Control Insects in the Garden