Compassion rose is a hybrid tea climber in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by Jack L. Harkness of Britan and released in 1972. Parentage is White Cockade × Prima Ballerina ®. Known as 'Belle de Londres'. in France. This bushy well-branched rose will grow 5-15 feet tall and 5-8 feet wide and can be grown as a climber or pruned as a shrub. Plant in full sun in amended well-drained moist garden soil. The best time to prune is late winter. The salmon 4-5-inch double flowers have 26-40 petals and a strong fragrance. Blooms are singly or in small clusters and repeat blooms throughout the season. Foliage is large, dark green and glossy on stems with prickles. Use this rose on any vertical surface as a pillar, fence or trellis or prune to a shrub as a hedge or in the border. Plant in the cottage, cutting or English garden. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: very good disease resistance. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses. More information on Rosa .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Fills a similar nicheRosa Abraham Darby 'AUScot'Rosa 'Cornelia'Rosa Heritage 'AUSblush'
Full plant profile
Growing Conditions
Plant type
Rose
Life cycle
Perennial; Woody
USDA zones
6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil texture
Clay; High Organic Matter; Loam (Silt); Sand
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist
Available space
12-24 feet
Mature size
Height: 5 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in. | Width: 5 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Medium
Canopy layer
6 - Vine (vertical)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Climbing; Erect
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Leaf feel
Glossy
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Large dark green glossy leaves
Flower color
Orange; Pink
Flower value
Fragrant; Showy
Flower form
Solitary
Flower shape
Cup
Flower size
3-6 inches
Flower detail
Apricot blend flowers are 4-5 inches across with 26-40 petals, a strong fragrance and repeat blooming. Appear singly or in small clusters.
Bloom time
Fall; Spring; Summer
Stem color
Green; Red/Burgundy
Stem detail
Stems with reddish prickles
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Attracts
Bees
Landscape Use
Landscape location
Vertical Spaces
Landscape theme
Cottage Garden; Cutting Garden; English Garden; Pollinator Garden
Design feature
Border; Hedge; Screen/Privacy
Garden tags
#privacy #vertical spaces #shrub rose #pillar #fence #trellis #full sun #climbing rose #hedge #long bloom season #border #fragrant flowers #peach flowers #repeat flowering #screen