Best For Fragrance
R. filipes ‘Kiftsgate’
Rambling Rose
Best For Fragrance
Caution: Exceptionally tall
Colour: White
Flowering: Once Flowering
Fragrance: Strong, Musk
Size: Very Tall Rambler
60ft (18m)
Bloom Size: Small
A healthy, tough and extremely vigorous rose with spreading growth. Read more
Large Structures
Description
A healthy, tough and extremely vigorous rose with spreading growth. It bears masses of small, white flowers, with a strong musky fragrance, which are held in beautiful, flat-topped, cascading clusters, known as corymbs – which can sometimes be made up of hundreds of individual flowers. Each flower faces outwards, exposing a cluster of pretty yellow stamens. Flowering later than most ramblers, in June-July, the flowers are followed by an equally wonderful crop of small, oval shaped, coral-red hips. Murrell, 1964.
Characteristics
Colour: White
BLOOM COLOUR
Colour may vary depending on growing conditions. Colour fade is a characteristic of some varieties.
Flowering: Once Flowering
REPEAT or ONCE FLOWERING?
REPEAT FLOWERING roses flower in flushes from late spring through to early winter. ONCE FLOWERING roses only produce a single flush of blooms lasting 3 to 4 weeks in mid summer
Fragrance: Strong, Musk
Bloom Size: Small
BLOOM SIZE GUIDE
Bloom size varies over the life cycle of each bloom. Measurements refer to the average diameter of a bloom at its prime. LARGE BLOOM: 3.5-5" MEDIUM BLOOM: 2-3.5" SMALL BLOOM 1-2"
Family: Rambling Rose
Size: Very Tall Rambler
SIZE GUIDE
All measurements are approximate 'height x width' and refer to a 3 year old established rose, pruned once annually, measured during the first flush of flowers in June.
60ft (18m)
Breeder: Murrell
Year of Introduction: 1964
Ideal For
Large Structures
Growing Conditions
North, East, South, West Facing
All soil types
Full Sunlight
Partial Sunlight