Job's Nursery and Pumpkin Patch LLC

Helping Tri-City Gardeners Grow Since 1940!

Job's Nursery LLC is a family owned nursery and tree farm that offers a wide selection of outdoor plants that are hardy for our area. We are located just north of Pasco on Columbia River Road.  It's a short trip to a beautiful location to escape the hustle and bustle of your everyday life.

 

 

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Rose (Climbing), Kiss Me Kate

Rosa 'Kiss Me'

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Rose (Climbing), Kiss Me Kate (Rosa 'Kiss Me') at Job's Nursery

Rose (Climbing), Kiss Me Kate flowers

Rose (Climbing), Kiss Me Kate flowers

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Height:  7 feet

Spread:  4 feet

Sunlight:  full sun 

Hardiness Zone:  4b

Group/Class:  Climbing; Easy Elegance Rose

Description:

This is one of the most fragrant roses in the Easy Elegance Collection; it bears clusters of large, double, clear pink blooms reminiscent of English roses; flowers all season and is especially attractive in the perennial border; highly disease resistant

Ornamental Features

Rose (Climbing), Kiss Me Kate features showy fragrant salmon flowers with gold eyes at the ends of the branches from late spring to mid fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has light green deciduous foliage which emerges red in spring. The oval compound leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color.

Landscape Attributes

Rose (Climbing), Kiss Me Kate is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep. Each spring, cut back all dead and two-year old canes to the ground, leaving only last year's growth standing. It is a good choice for attracting bees to your yard. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

  • Spiny

Rose (Climbing), Kiss Me Kate is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Mass Planting
  • Hedges/Screening
  • General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Rose (Climbing), Kiss Me Kate will grow to be about 7 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. This plant should be periodically fertilized throughout the active growing season with a specially-formulated acidic fertilizer. It is not particular as to soil type, but has a definite preference for acidic soils. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.

 
 
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Characteristics
Massing  Screening  Garden 
Applications
Flowers  Attracts Wildlife 
Ornamental Features