'Climbing Rainbow's End' is a miniature climbing rose in the rose family (Rosaceae) and was discovered by Sue O'Brien in 1998 as a sport of the miniature rose Rainbow's End ™. It typically grows from 5 to 12 feet tall and 3 to 6 feet wide with a bushy form. Grow in fertile medium moisture well-drained soils in full sun for best results. Later winter pruning is best. The bicolor yellow flowers have pink-to-red edges that fade to orange and red. They are 1-2 inches wide with 30-36 petals and bloom May to frost. Leaves are dark green on stems with prickles. Plant on a trellis or fence or allow it to drape over a wall. It can also trail on the ground like a groundcover and be grown in a container. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Good disease resistance. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses. VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for " Trees, Shrubs and Conifers " a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens. More information on Rosa .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil texture
Clay; High Organic Matter; Loam (Silt); Sand
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist
Available space
6-feet-12 feet
Mature size
Height: 5 ft. 0 in. - 12 ft. 5 in. | Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Medium
Canopy layer
4 - Herbaceous (3-15 ft)
Form & Appearance
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Dark green leaves
Flower color
Gold/Yellow; Orange; Red/Burgundy
Flower value
Good Cut; Long Bloom Season
Flower shape
Dome
Flower size
1-3 inches
Flower detail
1-2 inches across bright yellow edged with scarlet, mature flowers orange-red, double blooms with hybrid tea form appear from late spring to fall. Grows in clusters with 30-36 ruffled petals