Rosa 'Pink Cloud' - Climbing Rose

The climbing rose 'Pink Cloud' is a modern variety with an old-fashioned charm, remarkably floriferous during its late summer reblooming. Its well-double and globular roses, of a deep carmine pink, exhale a beautiful tea rose fragrance that perfumes the garden in the late afternoon. Reaching up to 4m (13ft), it will climb romantic arches and trellises or fill out a large flowering hedge. Choose well-drained and deep soil for this generous rose and a location with good air circulation, as its beautiful shiny foliage can be sensitive to powdery mildew.

This 'Pink Cloud' rose is a climbing rose obtained in 1952 by Boerner. This fantastic modern hybrid possesses, among others, the genes of the Rosa Wichuraiana. The Asian ancestor of this family of excellent climbing roses, the Rosa luciae, forms thickets in coastal regions and seaside cliffs and grows on limestone terrain. It has passed on some fascinating characteristics, such as shiny and dark foliage, beautiful vigour, and a unique but very generous flowering. Pink Cloud, remarkably floriferous, is also exceptionally reblooming.

'Pink Cloud', with its climbing habit, will reach an average height of 3.50m (11ft) with a spread of 1.50m (5ft), depending on growing conditions. Its long stems have numerous thorns and dark green, shiny foliage. The flowers first form in June-July, then in successive waves until October. They are born on short shoots of the second year as buds of a bright and intense pink. They open into slightly turbinate flowers, then, in the manner of English roses, into globular cups, before blooming into large, very double cups, 9cm (4in) in diameter, composed of 350 to 45 petals of a vermillion rose nuanced with carmine. Their fragrance, more or less intense depending on the time and temperature, is reminiscent of tea roses. Note that this rose performs well in hot climates but is unsuitable for excessively humid climates.

'Pink Cloud' is a rose that will delight lovers of old roses and romantic gardens where the scent of flowers reigns. Like other large roses, such as 'New Dawn', 'Madame Isaac Pereire' or 'Pierre de Ronsard' with which it pairs so well, it is incomparable for giving a touch of abandon planted above overly strict flowerbeds. It is an ideal companion for an old fruit tree, a small pillar, and the cabins to which it adds a charming touch. Trained on an arch near the terrace, it will create a poetic and fragrant passage. When allowed to grow freely, without being pruned or trained on a support, it forms a lovely bush that can be placed, for example, at the back of a perennial bed 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.