Rosa 'Alaska' Future

The 'Alaska' climbing rose, not very tall but full of charm, is covered with big, double, creamy white roses when they open, slightly tinged with pink on the edges of the outer petals. And the spectacle of its flowering repeats tirelessly from June to October, much to the gardener's delight. It is perfectly highlighted by its beautiful bright green leaves, resistant to diseases, which remain attractive throughout the season. This small climbing rose is a resolutely romantic and versatile plant, which can also be grown as a large bush according to each gardener's taste.

The Alaska Rose - Future  is a creation of the German rose breeder Kordes introduced in 2014 and has been awarded in various international competitions. This horticultural hybrid belongs to the floribunda rose family, with flowers gathered in bouquets. Its growth is relatively slow for a rose, developing long, erect, green, and more or less prickly stems, flexible enough to be trained. This variety will reach approximately 2 m (7ft) in height with a spread of 1 m (3ft). Its long stems are covered with bright green foliage, divided into toothed leaflets, and highly resistant to rose diseases under good growing conditions. The beautiful Alaska roses, 8 cm (3in) wide, form in June and continue until the first frost if the soil remains moist. They appear on short shoots of the second year in clusters of 3 to 5 buds. Their colour is a creamy white, with pale pink edges on the outer petals. Their scent is light. This climbing rose is very cold-resistant. Its deciduous foliage falls in autumn.

'Alaska' is a climbing rose that catches everyone's attention in the garden. Like other climbers, it is incomparable for adorning a gate, fences, and small pergolas, but it can also be used as a bush by regularly pruning it to help it branch out and limit its height. Its flowering pairs well with that of the 'Prince Charles' clematis, blue, or with the pink, white, or mauve lilacs. It is an ideal companion for dead trees that it will revive or for sheds to which it adds a lot of charm. Trained on an arch and positioned on an ugly fence, it dresses up any setting without demanding much effort from the person who planted it.