Description

Admire this rose with eyes and nose alike; beautiful pure white double blooms that may exhibit a flush of light pink in cooler weather, and an intoxicating fragrance; good disease resistance; all roses need full sun and well-drained soil

Landscape Attributes

Milwaukee's Calatrava Rose 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.

Milwaukee's Calatrava Rose is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Milwaukee's Calatrava Rose will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 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 medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 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. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.