Joseph's Coat Climbing Rose

Joseph's Coat Climbing rose is an easy to grow climbing rose variety-with the proper care, your climbing rose will come back year after year. Here are a few tips for growing this peach and pink climbing rose:

• Joseph's Coat climbing roses need at least six hours of sunlight every day. Plant your roses in a sunny location for maximum blooms.
• Choose a well-draining location for these roses, and make sure to avoid spots where water pools. For heavy soil, add peat moss, dehydrated cow manure or compost before planting your roses.
• During the growing season, Joseph's Coat roses require consistent moisture levels. Water once per week, or more frequently in warm weather, giving your rose at least an inch of water each at each session. Don't allow the soil to dry out throughout the growing season.
• Climbing roses need fertilizer about once per month, and are great candidates for a rose-specific fertilizer, such as one slightly high in nitrogen.
• Joseph's Coat climbing rose can reach a height of 10 feet or taller, and will require support-these roses don't like to sprawl. Use netting, or a tall trellis or archway, to support these roses as they grow.
• Mulch heavily around the base of your roses for winter, and use hay or straw to cover the rest of the plant if your conditions are harsh. Remove the covering in early spring.
• Joseph's Coat roses bloom on new wood and old wood, so you can prune them in late fall or after the cold season. Remove any dead wood or suckers, but leave the majority of the plant intact. A good rule of thumb is to avoid trimming off more than one third of the plant.

Joseph's Coat Roses can be grown in containers, but they will need some type of support system. For a planting near a wall or trellis, a well-draining, large container is a suitable spot for these roses. Make sure your container has drainage holes to allow water to seep out. Be sure to check the watering needs of your container roses frequently, as roses grown in planters dry out faster than roses planted in the garden. Make sure to water your container-based climbing roses twice a week, and water them until water runs out of the drainage holes in the bottom of the container.

Joseph's Coat climbing roses enjoy a long bloom time, often blooming from late spring straight until fall. By deadheading, you'll encourage the plant to rebloom.

Joseph's Coat roses climb to a mature height of eight to ten feet. Although you can prune these roses to maintain a shorter height or more compact size, your roses will be healthiest if allowed to grow to their mature height. You can trim back your Joseph's Coat roses in late fall or early spring, but don't cut off more than one-third of the plant's total branches.

Like most climbing roses, Joseph's Coat climbing roses bloom continuously from late spring, through the summer, and into fall. These roses bloom first on old wood and then on new wood, and deadheading can encourage reblooming on all of its canes.

Joseph's Coat Roses are susceptible to black spot, as well as orange rust and mildew. The best way to avoid these fungal diseases is through careful watering. Always water your roses at the base, and early in the day so that they have plenty of time to dry before dew settles for the night. Use fungicide on your plants as soon as you spot any troublesome black spots or orange dust, and dispose of infected plant stems and leaves properly.