Rosa 'Jasmina' - Klettermaxe Climbing Rose

The climbing rose 'Jasmina' is a charming variety from the Climbing Max series, developed in Germany by the rose breeder Kordes. This internationally awarded rose has multiple qualities: old-fashioned shaped flowers, a delightful colour, a divine fragrance, continuous flowering throughout the summer, and excellent disease resistance, established by the highly selective ADR label. Its roses are full and form a beautiful cup of soft pink petals with hints of purple. Incredibly romantic, it is also a vigorous plant that adapts to various climates, from full sun to partial shade.

This Climbing Max 'Jasmina' rose (Korcentex) was introduced to the European market in 2005. This fantastic modern hybrid is a testament to the patient work and soulless selection of the Kordes house, renowned for its particularly hardy, floriferous, and disease-resistant creations. Climbing Max roses transform the garden into a fabulous floral parade. With their fantastic colours, these versatile climbers are at their best when most of their long stems are horizontally trained.

'Jasmina' obtained the German ADR label in 2007 and the fragrance prize in Nantes. It was named the Grand Rose of the Century in Lyon. With a climbing habit, it will quickly reach up to 3m (10ft) in height with a spread of 2m (7ft), depending on growing conditions. Its long stems are covered in numerous prickles and have lustrous green foliage that is particularly healthy. This deciduous foliage, dense and abundant, appears in spring and falls in autumn. The flowers form in June, followed by successive waves until October. They emerge on short shoots from the second year, arranged in clusters of 10 to 15 units. They are double corollas, 5-6 cm (2in) in diameter, slightly rounded, with translucent petals. Their colour varies from fresh pink to mauve-pink, with hints of purple.

Their fruity fragrance has been described as follows: "The flower clearly and lucidly spreads the aroma of the first apples of the year, the small August apples. 'Jasmina' combines its own rose note with these fruity chords and blends in sweet aspects of pear and apricot. Until the end, there remains the deliciously waxy note of ripe and sweet apple." (source Kordes)

'Climbing Max Jasmina' is a rose that will appeal to lovers of romantic and fragrant gardens. It is an ideal subject to adorn a pillar, a garage, a trellis, or a wire fence. Trained on an arch near the terrace, it will make a magnificent specimen. When allowed to grow freely, without pruning or training on a support, it forms a beautiful bush that can be placed, for example, at the back of a perennial bed or in a large flowering hedge. Roses in this colour range particularly complement white, pink, purple, and mauve lilacs, blue-flowered clematis  (C.jackmanii, Arabella, Blue Light) and blue and mauve morning glories.

ADR is the label of the German Federation of Rose Breeders. The ADR designation is only granted to varieties that have undergone the strictest controls in the world. The plants are tested simultaneously at ten locations in various soil and climate conditions for several years. The tests focus on hardiness, perennial character, and flowering without the use of any pesticides.