Don Juan Climbing Rose

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Stands up to heat and humidity, flaunting 5-inch, fade-proof flowers

Introduced in the late 1950s, Don Juan Climbing Rose has been a worldwide favorite ever since, never failing to impress with its waves of sweetly fragranced rich-red flowers. And as stunning as Don Juan Climbing Rose is on the vine, the cut flowers are equally striking in the vase.

Don Juan is a prodigious climber, quickly growing to heights of up to 10 feet and widths of up to 5 feet. This classic cultivar features deep red double blooms enriched with 30 to 35 velvety petals. The vigorous canes and glossy dark green foliage complete the ideal composition for arbors or trellises.

Magnificent when filled with large, fragrant blooms in the summer, Don Juan Climbing Rose shows its most dynamic color in climates with warm nights and is great in high humidity. But Don Juan Climbing Rose also performs well in cooler, drier climates.

Learn how to plant, grow, and maintain your Don Juan Climbing Rose with our extensive video library filled with rose care videos. And find everything you need to keep your climber thriving on our Fertilizer & Plant Care page.

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Genus Rosa
Zone 6 - 10
Bloom Start to End Late Spring - Mid Fall
Habit Climbing
Height 8 ft - 10 ft
Width 5 ft
Bloom Size 5 in
Petal Count 35
Additional Characteristics Free Bloomer, Heirloom, Award Winner, Repeat Bloomer, Arches, Fragrance
Bloom Color Red
Bud Shape Ovoid, Pointed
Flower Shape Cupped, Double
Foliage Color Glossy, Dark Green
Fragrance Strong, Old Rose
Light Requirements Full Sun
Moisture Requirements Moist,  well-drained
Resistance Heat Tolerant, Disease Resistant, Humidity Tolerant
Soil Tolerance Normal,  loamy
Uses Cut Flowers, Landscapes, Vines and Climbers
Restrictions *Due to state restrictions we cannot ship to the following:
Canada, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Hawaii, Guam
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Product Review Summary
Based on 10 reviews
The average rating for this product is 5 out of 5 stars
Overall Rating: 4.5/5.0
Customer Reviews
July 03, 2025
wrong plant
This shopper rated the product 2 out of 5 stars

I got a nice plant but it is not a climbing rose and not a fragrant rose. Got few small red roses that was nice but very disappointed. I was waiting for the plant to grow and climb with no luck.

maria from MD
July 12, 2024
Lovely
This shopper rated the product 5 out of 5 stars

We oredered three plants to climb up a lattice privacy screen. The plants arrived in good condition. They are healthy and beautiful, but the color is nothing like the color shown. We are disappointed that the color is not what we thought we were getting.

Joan from NY
June 23, 2024
Don Juan Jose Rose
This shopper rated the product 5 out of 5 stars

Planted bare roots 2 months ago today. Zone 6 We have a beautiful red rose 🌹 today 😍

Maria MCKENNA from PA
May 28, 2024
Don Juan is my absolute favorite rose!
This shopper rated the product 5 out of 5 stars

I received and planted my Don Juan rose in May of 2023 and one year later (May 2024) it's 10 feet tall with several blooms.

Sara H. from NJ
May 24, 2024
Stunning blooms, on the plant or for cutting
This shopper rated the product 5 out of 5 stars

The rich, dark, velvety red of these petals make the large, full blooms a show-stopper. It is hard to believe they come from a climber! Black spot can hit this one hard, so it has taken 2 or 3 years to really establish, but now that it has, it is centerpiece for its flowerbed.

Hunter from PA

Choosing Your Roses

Bare root roses are the most common form of roses for spring and early season planting, and come in two types: grafted and own root.

Grafted Bare root Roses
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Grafted roses, sometimes referred to as budded bare root roses, have roots that belong to a different variety of rose than the shoots. While the shoots will grow into the variety of rose you've selected, the root variety has been specially grown and developed for hardiness, improved resistance to common diseases, and improved resistance to certain weather conditions. The roots on any grafted rose you receive are usually already two years old, so they'll establish in your garden more quickly when planted.

Own root roses are grown from rose shoot cuttings and develop their own root system. Unlike grafted roses, both their roots and shoots come from the same variety of plant.


All Jackson & Perkins bare root roses are maintained in a suspended state of growth in our state-of-the-art wet cooler, so they'll be delivered to you with no foliage or blooms. The wet cooler has a uniform storage temperature set just above freezing and uses a fog system to provide consistent humidity of 100%, ensuring the roses remain fully hydrated and don't exit dormancy before leaving our facility. While you might see some variance in size, even within the same variety of bare root rose, all our roses meet the same rigorous standards of quality.

So, not sure which type of bare root rose you should choose? Don't worry, we've got that covered. We've researched which varieties of bare root roses grow better as grafted or own root, and both types can be planted in the early spring months, so just choose the variety of rose you're most interested in and get planting.

Though you might be surprised or intimidated when you receive a box of bare root roses filled with roots and shoots, rest assured, with the proper care, these little bundles will grow into stunning roses.


Container Roses

Container Roses

container roses are typically available in 2-quart sizes or larger and come with established foliage that may or may not have blooms. While bare root roses should generally be planted in early spring, container roses allow you quite a bit more flexibility in planting time, from spring all the way through fall in many zones. Fall can be a good season to plant container roses because it allows them enough time to establish themselves before cold or freezing temperatures arrive.


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From seed to market a new garden rose can take 8 to 10 years to develop. Every year, thousands of seedlings are grown but only a handful are selected to move into the trial phase. During this time, potential new roses are grown and evaluated in different climatic regions of the country. Our rosarians are looking for rose bushes that have stronger disease resistance, vigorous growth habits, and clean healthy foliage. When it comes to blooms, they are looking for improved flower form, unique colors, and strong fragrance.

Today Jackson & Perkins offers over 200 varieties of roses that includes a broad selection of exclusive roses, historical favorites, and innovative genetics from hybridizers around the world. We have two seasons each year for roses. In the spring, we offer bare root rose bushes, bare root 36” trees, 24” patio trees, and container grown roses. Our fall season is all bush roses, and they are available in 2QT and 1GL containers.

Whether you are new to roses or are an experienced rosarian, our online store has rose varieties for you. Our website is packed with information. You will find each rose fully described and lots of articles and videos that will help answer all your questions. Our call center staff have decades of experience and are just a phone call away.

Jackson & Perkins is here to help you in every way on your rose-growing journey.  There is no other plant in the garden that comes in more colors, fragrances, shapes, or forms, or performs as many functions than roses do.


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