Joseph's Coat Climbing Rose

Start the color show because Joseph's Coat Climbing Rose (Rosa 'Joseph's Coat') is ready to live up to its famous name. This vibrant Climbing Rose flaunts ever-changing flower colors like a botanical rainbow coat. Expect big clusters of coral, apricot, pink, gold, and yellow blooms, lightly fragrant with a sweet, airy scent, and appearing from late spring through fall. This is a color-shifting, reblooming showstopper made for garden drama.

This variety produces glossy, deep green foliage with a clean, tidy texture that makes its multicolored blooms glow even brighter. Stems climb with an upright, branching habit that covers trellises, arbors, pergolas, and walls with ease. As temperatures shift, so do the bloom colors, giving you that story-book "coat of many colors" effect all season long.

Originally introduced in the 1960s and still winning hearts today, this beloved Rugged Climbing Rose traces its roots to classic breeding lines known for strength, vigor, and repeat blooming. Part of the timeless Rose family, it has remained a gardener’s favorite across generations for its color-changing petals, lively growth habit, and long-lasting performance in warm and cool climates alike.

Key Features

• Reblooming Climbing Rose with multi-color petals that shift from yellow to coral, pink, apricot, and gold
• Light, sweet fragrance
• Glossy green foliage on strong, upright climbing canes
• Blooms from late spring through frost
• Perfect for trellises, arbors, fences, and cottage gardens
• Attracts pollinators and adds nonstop color impact

Landscaping Uses

Joseph’s Coat grows 8 to 12 feet tall and 4 to 6 feet wide, making it a bold vertical accent wherever you need height, color, and movement.

Use it as:

• Accent Rose on trellises or arches
• Color-rich cover for fences or sheds
• A vertical focal point for cottage, pollinator, and cut-flower gardens
• A climbing companion for Clematis
• A show-stopping entryway or gate planting
• A vibrant backdrop behind Perennials, Geraniums, Catmint, Salvia, and ornamental grasses

Care & Maintenance

Hardy in USDA Zones 5 to 9, this is a deciduous, woody Climbing Rose known for its vigor and reliable reblooming. It thrives in full sun and rewards gardeners with big color payoffs when planted in well-prepared soil. New plants appreciate consistent moisture during their establishment year, and a 3 to 4 inch layer of Arborist mulch helps regulate soil temperatures and moisture levels. Don't forget to order your Nature Hills Root Booster for lifelong mycorrhizal symbiotic root support.

• Planting Time: Best planted in spring or fall
• Sun Requirements: Full sun for best flowering
• Soil Requirements: Well-drained soil; enrich poor or sandy soil with compost; does not tolerate soggy or compacted soil
• Moisture Needs: Keep evenly moist during the first year; use the Finger Test to gauge watering needs
• Mulch: Maintain a 3 to 4 inch layer of Arborist mulch
• Fertilization Needs: Feed with a balanced Rose fertilizer in spring and midsummer; compost is a great soil builder
• Pruning Info: Prune in late winter to early spring; remove dead or weak canes; blooms on new growth; deadhead spent flowers to encourage reblooming
• Renewal Pruning: Remove one or two of the oldest canes every few years to encourage fresh new canes
• Special Perks: Heat-tolerant and excellent disease resistance with proper care; pollinator-friendly

Bring Home The Coat Of Many Colors

For a climbing display that truly lives up to its name, Joseph's Coat Climbing Rose brings unmatched color shifts, vertical interest, and season-long blooms. Add this iconic garden performer to your landscape, and enjoy waves of color from spring through frost. Order your Joseph’s Coat Climbing Rose today from !

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