Rosa Divina - Climbing Rose

Climbing rose Divina® charms with its large, very double, soft pink flowers in a nostalgic style. They open in waves throughout the summer and release an especially intense floral fragrance, which has won awards in several European competitions. Its light, abundant and very healthy foliage provides an attractive backdrop for the flowers. Vigorous without reaching the dimensions of a rambling rose, it is easy to train over an arch, trellis or façade, even in a medium-sized garden.

Divina® belongs to the Rosaceae family. It is a modern hybrid rose that develops long, thorny branches, with deciduous foliage that falls in autumn and is renewed in spring. This variety was bred in Germany by Rosen Tantau under the code RT 11-771, then marketed under the name Divina® in 2022. It had already received the German ADR award in 2019. ADR trials are conducted without fungicide treatment in several German regions; the award takes into account the health of the foliage, flowering, habit and hardiness. This rose also won a silver medal in Warsaw in 2021, followed by fragrance awards in Paris, Barcelona and Saverne in 2022.
Classified as a modern climbing rose, this plant develops arching, well-branched shoots that must be tied to a support. Still flexible when young, they later become woody and form the framework of the rose. This variety commonly reaches 2.50 m and can grow up to 3.50 m in good conditions, with a spread of 1.15 to 1.25 m. Its compound leaves are a matt light to medium green, a colour that is fairly uncommon among Tantau's creations. They show excellent resistance to rose diseases. From June to October, the flowers open in successive clusters. Measuring 6 to 8 cm across, they are very double and open into tightly packed rosettes, in the style of old-fashioned roses. Their colouring combines soft pink with a deeper pink centre. Their floral fragrance, intense and slightly fruity, is readily perceptible. This rose tolerates temperatures down to -20 °C when well established; in cold regions, planting it fairly deeply and protecting the graft union are beneficial.

Divina® adorns an arch, pergola or sturdy trellis, preferably near a path where its fragrance can be appreciated. On a sufficiently wide support, purple clematis 'Étoile Violette' threads its small, dark violet flowers between the roses from July to September. White climbing rose 'Fée des Neiges', or Climbing Iceberg, forms a counterpart of similar stature on a second arch and also flowers from June to October. Common honeysuckle 'Scentsation', reaching 3 m in height, is another option: its highly fragrant white and yellow flowers open repeatedly from June to September.