'Jacob's Robe ™' rose reviews and comments

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'Jacob's Robe ™' rose Reviews & Comments

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Discussion id : 94-380 most recent 25 JUL SHOW ALL

Initial post 11 AUG 16 by Pauline in Victoria

We have 3 Jacob's Robe roses, and they have beautiful flowers and lots of thorns. My question: how tall are they supposed to grow? Every, and I mean every, other rose in our garden had grown taller than it was supposed to, and these 3 "climbers" can not get over 5 feet. They look pretty on the sides of their trellis, but it would be really nice if they could make it to the top.

This is their 4th year. They have lots of water, sun, good soil and organic rose food in our Vancouver Island Zone 8 garden. I tidy them up in the spring, and deadhead throughout the year.

Any suggestions / advice would be most welcome.

Thank you...Pauline

Reply #1 of 2 posted 28 MAR 18 by Mike Mulholland

Has anyone else had this problem? I want to use Jacob's rose as a climber, and I need it to grow to 10' or so. I live in NW Oregon, and my climate is similar to Pauline's. Pauline, did yours grow better in 2017?	REPLY

Reply #2 of 2 posted 25 JUL by HMF supporting member

Michael Garhart

'The Magician' might be a better bet.	REPLY

Discussion id : 71-539 most recent 10 MAY 13 HIDE POSTS

Initial post 10 MAY 13 by CarolynB

I just planted Jacob's Robe early this spring, as a bare root plant. It started growing well right away. It's already blooming with a few small clusters very pretty flowers. The color changes are interesting. Every morning, one of the first things I do is look to see how it's doing, and it always surprises me with some new color change. So far, it's looking like this may turn out to be one of my best roses.