Rosa 'Kiss me Kate' Klettermaxe -Climbing Rose

The 'Kiss Me Kate' climbing rose is a beautiful new addition to the Parfuma rose series developed in Germany by the rose breeder Kordes. This rose has a yesteryear charm, combined with the repeat-flowering capabilities of modern roses and excellent disease resistance. Its large, fully double corollas in a soft pink shade are delicately scented and nostalgically charming. Choose this rose for its generosity and complex fragrance dominated by citrus and fruit notes. It will climb romantic arches and trellises in just a few years or fill out a large flowering hedge.

This Kiss Me Kate rose is a recent introduction launched in the European market in 2016. This fantastic modern hybrid represents the patient work and soulless selection of the Kordes nursery, which successfully brought fragrance to beautiful roses carried by healthy bushes, the Parfuma roses.

With its climbing habit, 'Kiss Me Kate' will reach an average height of 2m (7ft) with a spread of 1m (3ft), depending on growing conditions. Its long stems are covered in numerous thorns and have glossy medium-green foliage. The flowers appear in June-July, followed by successive waves until October. They emerge as bright pink buds on short shoots from the second year. They open into slightly turbinate flowers and then, in the style of English roses, into globular cups before fully blooming into large, very double cups measuring 9cm (4in) in diameter. The petals are pleated old-fashioned, turning pale pink at the edges. Together, they create a beautiful bouquet effect in a very tender shade of pink. They emit a fairly pronounced and exquisite fragrance, described as follows: "With soft and floral aspects, this rose presents a top note of freshly grated lemon zest. The aroma of a green apple complements this citrus note. A mature, slightly soapy aspect of the rose dominates the heart note, which is sometimes mixed with a touch of sweet raspberry. This aroma is underlined by a discreet and spicy impression of myrrh in the base note" (ref. Kordes Rosen).

'Kiss Me Kate' is a rose that will appeal to lovers of old-fashioned roses and romantic gardens where the fragrance of flowers reigns. Like other large roses, such as 'Mme Caroline Testout', 'Rose de Mai', or 'Penny Lane' with which it pairs so well, it is incomparable for giving a touch of abandonment planted above overly strict flowerbeds. It is an ideal companion for an old fruit tree, a small pillar, and charming cabins. Trained on an arch near the terrace, it will create a poetic and fragrant passage. When allowed to grow freely without pruning or training on a support, it forms a lovely bush that can be placed, for example, at the back of a perennial flowerbed or in a large flowering hedge. Pink roses go well with white or mauve lilacs and buddleias ranging from white to purple. Clematis with blue flowers (C.jackmanii, Arabella, Blue Light) are also good companions for their plump flowers.