Overview & Description

The John Cabot Rose (Rosa ‘John Cabot’) is a celebrated, hardy shrub rose from the Canadian Explorer Series. It features richly colored, fragrant, double flowers in orchid-pink to red-purple. These blooms appear in clusters on gracefully arching stems, creating a stunning visual display.

Growth & Size

This variety is known for its vigorous, robust, and arching growth habit. It matures into a large shrub, reaching approximately 7 to 8 feet in height with a similar spread, allowing it to be trained as a climber.

Additional Notes

It blooms continuously from early summer through fall. Exceptionally cold-hardy and disease-resistant, it is a low-maintenance, reliable performer in northern climates. Its versatile form makes it an outstanding choice for use as a dramatic freestanding shrub, a colorful flowering hedge, or trained on a trellis or fence.