Rosa 'Don Juan'
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- RO-zuh
- Description
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'Don Juan' is a hybrid climbing tea rose in the Rosaceae family bred by Michele Malandrone of Italy and introduced to the United States in 1958. Parentage is a seedling of New Dawn × New Yorker.
This vigorous climber grows 8-14 feet tall and 4- 8 feet wide. Plant in full sun in amended well-drained moist garden soil. It blooms on new and old wood so pruning can be done any time. Remove dead and diseased canes at any time and prune to control size.
The large 4-5 inch double flowers have 26-40 petals and are very fragrant. Good repeat blooming through fall. Foliage is glossy dark green on stems with prickles.
Use on vertical surfaces as pillars, trellises, fences and arbors. Use in the cottage and cutting garden.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Watch for black spot, powdery mildew and rust. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rosa
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts butterflies.
- Play Value:
- Attracts Pollinators
- Dimensions:
- Height: 8 ft. 0 in. - 14 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Rose
- Shrub
- Vine
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Climbing
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
- Appendage:
- Prickles
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Loam (Silt)
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- 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
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Good Cut
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- more than 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 3-6 inches
- Flower Description:
- Large pointed buds open to 4-5 inch dark red double flowers with 26-40 petals. The form is cupped with ruffled edges. Repeat blooms through fall on old and new growth.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leathery
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Has shiny, leathery, dark green leaves.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Green stems with prickles
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Vertical Spaces
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- Design Feature:
- Hedge
- Screen/Privacy
- Small groups
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
- Problems:
- Spines/Thorns
