Overview

Introduce a spectacular focal point to your outdoor space with the Westerland Climbing Rose live plant. This vibrant and vigorous live plant is renowned for its striking orange-apricot, semi-double flowers that bloom profusely, bringing a warm glow to any garden setting. As a true climber, the ‘Westerland’ rose is an excellent choice for adorning walls, trellises, arches, or pillars, reaching impressive heights and spreading its delightful, strong fragrance. It’s a favorite among gardeners who appreciate both visual appeal and a captivating scent, offering a continuous display of color from late spring through fall. The robust nature of this orange apricot rose makes it a rewarding addition for both experienced and novice gardeners looking to create a dramatic and aromatic landscape feature.

The Westerland Climbing Rose live plant is a testament to natural beauty and resilience. Its lush green foliage provides a perfect backdrop for the brilliant blooms, making it a garden standout. Whether you’re aiming to create a charming cottage garden feel or a more structured floral display, this fragrant climbing rose adapts beautifully, providing vertical interest and an immersive sensory experience with its alluring perfume.

Key Benefits

The Westerland Climbing Rose live plant offers numerous advantages for the discerning gardener, transforming ordinary spaces into extraordinary havens. Its unique characteristics contribute significantly to its popularity and appeal.

• Stunning Visual Impact: The bright orange-apricot, semi-double flowers create a dramatic and eye-catching display, ensuring your garden stands out. The vibrant hues transition beautifully, adding depth and interest to your landscape.
• Delightful Fragrance: Enjoy the strong, sweet perfume emanating from the blooms. This fragrant climbing rose fills the air with a captivating scent, enhancing your outdoor living areas and inviting pollinators.
• Vigorous Climbing Habit: Ideal for vertical gardening, this vigorous rose climber quickly covers structures like trellises, pergolas, and walls, providing lush greenery and abundant flowers. It can also be trained as a large specimen shrub.
• Continuous Bloom Cycle: The ‘Westerland’ rose offers an extended flowering season, providing a consistent show of color from late spring well into autumn, ensuring lasting beauty in your garden.
• Hardy and Adaptable: Known for its robust nature, this orange apricot rose variety is resilient and thrives in a range of conditions, making it a reliable choice for various climates and gardening styles.
• Versatile Garden Use: Perfect as a pillar rose, it can also be used to create an impressive hedge, screen, or a standalone specimen, adding architectural interest and charm.
• Attracts Pollinators: The bright, open blooms are a magnet for bees and butterflies, contributing to a healthy and biodiverse garden ecosystem.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Caring for your Westerland Climbing Rose live plant is a rewarding experience, leading to a spectacular display of color and fragrance. To ensure optimal growth and abundant blooms, proper attention to its specific needs is crucial. This vigorous rose thrives in full sun, requiring at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily to produce its best flowers. While it can tolerate light shade, a sunnier location will enhance bloom production and intensity of color. Ensure your chosen site allows for good air circulation around the plant to prevent fungal diseases.

For soil, the Westerland Climbing Rose live plant prefers fertile, well-draining soil. Incorporating organic matter, such as well-rotted manure or compost, before planting will enrich the soil, improve drainage, and provide essential nutrients for strong root development. When planting, dig a V-shaped trench to accommodate the roots, ensuring the rose bud union (the swollen part where the rose was grafted) is just below the soil surface. Water thoroughly after planting to settle the soil around the roots. Maintain consistent moisture, especially during dry periods and when the plant is young. Once established, it can tolerate short periods of drought but will perform best with regular watering. Fertilize in early spring with a balanced rose fertilizer, and again after the first flush of blooms to encourage reblooming. Pruning should be done in late winter or early spring to remove dead or weak canes and to shape the plant. Deadhead spent blooms to encourage new flower production and maintain a tidy appearance. As a vigorous rose climber, it will require adequate support from a sturdy trellis, arbor, or wall from an early stage to guide its growth.

Size & Details

You will receive a healthy Westerland Climbing Rose live plant, typically a starter plant measuring 5-7 inches tall. Please note that it will be shipped without a pot, as a bare root or starter plant, ready for immediate planting upon arrival. This allows the plant to establish quickly in its new environment. With proper care and support, this robust climber can reach heights of up to 10 feet when trained as a pillar rose or on a trellis. As a large specimen shrub, it can grow to approximately 5 feet tall and 7 feet wide. The ‘Westerland’ rose exhibits a relatively fast growth rate, quickly establishing itself and beginning to produce its beautiful orange-apricot blooms within the first growing season. Expect a continuous flowering period from late spring through fall, providing an extended season of enjoyment.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How tall does the Westerland Climbing Rose live plant get? A: When grown as a climber with proper support, the ‘Westerland’ rose can reach heights of up to 10 feet. If allowed to grow as a large specimen shrub, it typically matures to about 5 feet tall and 7 feet wide.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: The Westerland Climbing Rose live plant is an outdoor plant, best suited for gardens, patios, and landscapes where it can receive ample sunlight and support for its climbing habit.
• Q: How much sunlight does this fragrant climbing rose need? A: For optimal growth and abundant flowering, the ‘Westerland’ rose requires full sun, meaning at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day. It can tolerate light shade but will produce fewer blooms.
• Q: What condition will the orange apricot rose arrive in? A: You will receive a healthy starter plant, typically 5-7 inches tall, shipped without a pot. It will be ready for planting in your garden upon arrival.
• Q: Is this vigorous rose climber easy to care for? A: Yes, the ‘Westerland’ rose is known for its robust nature and is relatively easy to care for, making it suitable for both experienced gardeners and those new to growing roses, provided its basic needs for sun, soil, and support are met.
• Q: When is the best time to plant a Westerland Climbing Rose live plant? A: The best time to plant is in spring or early fall, allowing the plant to establish its root system before extreme temperatures.
• Q: Will it survive winter in my zone? A: The ‘Westerland’ rose is generally hardy in USDA Zones 5-9. In colder zones, it may require winter protection, such as mulching the base or wrapping the canes.
• Q: Does this rose have a strong fragrance? A: Yes, the Westerland Climbing Rose live plant is highly valued for its strong, sweet, and delightful fragrance, which is a significant attraction for many gardeners.
• Q: What kind of support does a pillar rose need? A: As a climbing rose, it requires sturdy support such as a trellis, arbor, pergola, fence, or wall to train its canes and allow it to grow vertically.
• Q: How often should I water my Westerland Climbing Rose live plant? A: Water regularly, especially during dry periods and when the plant is young, to keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged. Once established, it is more drought-tolerant but benefits from consistent moisture.