The ‘Compassion’ hybrid tea climbing rose is a popular climbing rose and its easy to see why. It combines strongly scented, repeat flowering hybrid tea shaped flowers, with consistent and healthy growth.
The beautiful flowers emerge pink-tinged and change to coppery-apricot coloured blooms, which is a wonderful mix of shades to admire. In addition to this the blooms are strongly fragrant to create a display that is a feast for the eyes and nose. It has masses of dark green glossy foliage that extends the ornamental appeal of this climber when the roses are yet to bloom, and its stiff stems mean it holds its shape well and is low-maintenance to care for. You can also use these blooms as a cut flower to admire in displays around the home.
This large and vigorous rose will repeat flower from early summer, through to autumn, so you will enjoy a magnificent and long-lasting floral display. The Royal Horticultural Society has also given this bloom the prestigious Award of Garden Merit for its consistent and healthy growth, so you have added peace of mind that this rose will be enjoyed for many years to come.
This climber is a versatile choice to enjoy around the garden. Grow it over a doorway to enjoy the fragrance as you brush past each day. Or use it to elevate the appeal of a fence or wall in your garden and create a stunning display to admire.
To get the best blooms from the ‘Compassion’ rambling rose, plant it with some soil improver or well-rotted manure and then add a sprinkling of Mycorrhizal Fungi to encourage strong root growth. Position your rose in a sunny spot, in moist but well-drained soil. You will then enjoy many years of magnificent floral displays and reliable growth.
Details
- Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit
- Size: 4-Litre Pot
- Date of introduction: 1973
- Flower colour: Light pink, tinted coral
- Rose Type: Climber
- Fragrance: Strong fragrance
- Foliage colour: Green
- Bloom type: Double
- Sunlight: Full sun, partial shade
- Aspect: East, South or West facing
- Soil moisture: Moist but well drained
- Soil pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Hardiness: Hardy
- Flowering period (Repeat flowering): June, July, August, September, October
- Features: Perfect for growing along large structures, strong fruity fragrance, healthy growth, can be used as a cut flower
- Plant height (3 years): up to 4.5m
- Plant width (3 years): up to 1.8m
- Measurements are approximate