Roses climbing on a wall, arches or trellises are a beautiful sight. Modern climbers resemble tall lax shrubs but offer repeat or continuous bloom which sets them apart from older climbers. Pink flowers complement a brick wall as well as a concrete sidewalk, blue shutters, or the white siding on a house and provide a backdrop for yellow, blue, and lavender flowers with their green or gray foliage.
Here are five outstanding modern climbing roses with remordant blooming and light, medium or deep pink flowers.
‘Clair Matin’
Known for its abundant and profuse bloom that starts early and goes late. Flowers are carried in clusters of three to seven and are medium pink.
Origin: Meilland, France, 1960
Parentage: ‘([‘Kordes’ Sondermeldung’ x ‘Orange Triumph’] x ‘Phyllis Bide’)
Flower Size: 2.8”
Petal Count: 4-11
Scent: Medium, sweet
Flowering: Repeats well
Plant Size: 8-13’ H x 4-8’ W
Hardiness: Zone 6
ARS Rating: 8.5 (2016)
‘Colette’
Pale apricot pink flowers are borne singly or in small clusters and have a hint of mustard yellow at the center and the form of old garden roses.
Origin: Meilland, France, 1994
Parentage: (Fiona x ‘Friesia’) x ‘Prairie Princess’
Flower Size: 3.25”
Petal Count: 135-140
Scent:Strong, sweet, tea-like
Flowering: Almost continuous
Plant Size: 35”- 6’7” h x 3’ W
Hardiness: Zones 7
ARS Rating: 8.4
‘New Dawn’
Pale pink flowers are produced in small clusters and are good in the vase. ‘New Dawn’ was the first of the modern climbers and the first plant to be patented.
Origin: Dreer, US, 1930
Parentage: Sport of ‘Dr. W. Van Fleet’
Flower Size: 4”
Petal Count: 35
Scent: Medium, sweet
Flowering: Flushes
Plant Size: 10-20’ H x 8’ W
Hardiness: Zone 5
ARS Rating: 8.4
‘Parade’
The dark pink, cupped flowers are carried singly or in small clusters up to five and so heavy they often nod.
Origin: Boerner, US,1953
Parentage: ‘New Dawn’ seedling x ‘minna Kordes’
Flower Size: 4”
Petal Count: 33
Scent: Medium, sweet
Flowering: Flushes throughout season
Plant Size: 7-12’ h x 8’ W
Hardiness: Zone 6
ARS Rating: 8.2
‘Rhonda’
The deep pink flowers are produced singly or in well spaced clusters of three to seven but sometimes up to fifteen. The leaves are glossy and dark green.
Origin: Lissemore, US, 1968
Parentage: ‘New Dawn’ x ‘Spartan’
Flower Size: 4”
Petal Count: 40
Scent: Mild, sweet
Flowering: Repeats
Plant Size: 7-10’ H
Hardiness: Zones 4-9
ARS Rating:8.2