Climbing Altissimo rose Rosa Altissimo 'Delmur'
Other Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Rosa 'Altissimo'
- Phonetic Spelling
- RO-zuh
- Description
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'Delmur,' which is marked under the Trade Designation Altissimo, is a rare red climbing rose. It has an upright habit with blood-red single flowers on new wood. It is hardy and heat tolerant. Its leaves are deep green and leathery. It has good disease resistance and makes an excellent cut flower. It free flowers throughout the spring and summer. Plant it in the full sun. It blooms all season long on both new and old wood. Pruning can be done in the spring to promote new growth.
A light clove fragrance is emitted.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: For full information on common pests and diseases, please see the Rosa page.
The Clemson Cooperative Extension Home and Garden Information Center has a factsheet on common rose diseases as well as a factsheet on insects and other related pests.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rosa
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- France
- Play Value:
- Attractive Flowers
- Buffer
- Colorful
- Defines Paths
- Fragrance
- Screening
- Textural
- Dimensions:
- Height: 8 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 6 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Rose
- Shrub
- Vine
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Climbing
- Maintenance:
- High
- Appendage:
- Prickles
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Solitary
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Good Cut
- Long Bloom Season
- Long-lasting
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Saucer
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 3-6 inches
- Flower Description:
- Blood-red flat saucer-like velvety petals and yellow stamens. Large, 4"-5" single bloom with 5 to 7 petals, blooms on stiff canes; repeat blooms, light fragrance.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Leathery
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Dark green leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Vertical Spaces
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Diseases
- Problems:
- Spines/Thorns
