Dr. Van Fleet is a hybrid Wichurana climbing rose in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by Dr. Walter Van Fleet of the United States in 1899. It was introduced to the United States in 1910. Parentage is (Rosa wichuraiana x Safrano) x Souvenir du President Carnot This rose will grow 15-25 feet tall and up to 10 feet wide. Plant in full sun to partial shade in amended well-drained garden soil. The flowers are pale pink, 3-4 inches across, semi-double with a mild fragrance. Blooms once in spring or summer. Glossy green bronze-tinged leaves are on stems with prickles. Use this shrub on any vertical surface, as a hedge, for screening or in the cottage or cutting garden. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Good disease resistance. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses 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) | Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
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
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Medium
Canopy layer
6 - Vine (vertical)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Climbing
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Leaf feel
Glossy
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Bronze-green glossy foliage
Flower color
Pink
Flower value
Fragrant; Good Cut; Showy
Flower form
Solitary
Flower shape
Cup
Flower size
3-6 inches
Flower detail
Large pointed buds open to light pink 3-4 inch semi-double flowers with 17-25 petals and a mild apple fragrance, Born mostly singly. Blooms once in spring or summer.