Bred by O’Neal, USA in 1951 this climbing rose is one of the most adaptable of all the climbers – it can be a pillar, it can be a rambling rose if you give it support to go on and on, it can be a shorter climber over an arch or it can be espaliered. Whichever way you wish to grow this wonderful rose, be sure to have the secateurs ready to cut the heavenly flowers for a vase!

Blossomtime has ‘New Dawn’ as one of it’s parents and it certainly got the thorns from it’s genetic background because the thorns are very, very sharp but they are very beautiful in that they are dark crimson.

The foliage is dense, glossy and dark green with the new growing tips being dark crimson and make a glorious display against the pale-pink centres with dark pink reversed petals. Blossomtime is a very trouble-free rose and will flower in abundance throughout the season.

• Totally adaptable climbing rose
• Fragrant China pink blooms with darker reverse
• Sharp thorns to keep intruders at bay
• Healthy and great climber