This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:
Cullman, Alabama
Oneonta, Alabama
Warrior, Alabama
De Queen, Arkansas
Malvern, Arkansas
Altadena, California
Calabasas, California
Ceres, California
Clayton, California
Clovis, California
Fairfield, California
Fallbrook, California(5 reports)
Hercules, California
Highland, California
Livermore, California
Long Beach, California
Los Angeles, California
Oak View, California
Phelan, California
Quartz Hill, California
Redding, California
San Diego, California(2 reports)
San Jose, California
San Leandro, California
Santa Rosa, California
Milford, Delaware
Washington, District of Columbia
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Lithia, Florida
Marianna, Florida
Oldsmar, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Valrico, Florida
Zephyrhills, Florida
Fitzgerald, Georgia
Harlem, Georgia
Kailua, Hawaii
Kaneohe Station, Hawaii
Maunawili, Hawaii
Boise, Idaho
Belleville, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois(2 reports)
Hampton, Illinois
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Atalissa, Iowa
Hubbard, Iowa
Kansas City, Kansas
Bastrop, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Gonzales, Louisiana
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Pineville, Louisiana
Zachary, Louisiana
South China, Maine
Lakeville, Massachusetts
Tyngsboro, Massachusetts
Glennie, Michigan
Midland, Michigan
Novi, Michigan
Bay Springs, Mississippi
Grenada, Mississippi
Las Vegas, Nevada
Auburn, New Hampshire
Wyckoff, New Jersey
Albuquerque, New Mexico(2 reports)
Rochester, New York
Cary, North Carolina
China Grove, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Bucyrus, Ohio
Canton, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Londonderry, Ohio
Edmond, Oklahoma
Harrah, Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Yukon, Oklahoma
Harleysville, Pennsylvania
Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania
Osceola, Pennsylvania
Palmyra, Pennsylvania
North Augusta, South Carolina
Baxter, Tennessee
Pleasant View, Tennessee
Abilene, Texas
Cleburne, Texas
Garland, Texas
Gorman, Texas
Houston, Texas
Killeen, Texas
Needville, Texas
Plano, Texas
Rockwall, Texas
Willis, Texas
Chantilly, Virginia
Radford, Virginia
Olympia, Washington
Port Townsend, Washington(2 reports)
Redmond, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Sumas, Washington
Falling Waters, West Virginia
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Gorgeous rose! Easy care with only occasional black spot in my organic garden. But - if you live in an area with Rose rosette disease, t...Read More
Here on the east coast of N. America (Boston 6a) this is a martyr to black spot. I tried to maintain this in an organic garden, where it ...Read More
NOTE: I live in Hawaii where it's warm year-round.
I planted this rose as a bareroot from Regan Nursery in February 20...Read More
I planted this bush in November 2012 in a raised bed and since planting it's reached about 6' on my trellis and has thus far been more bl...Read More
I've had this rose for two years and in both it bloomed beautifully. Very fragrant and the color changes from sunlight exposure are stunn...Read More
I bought two of these in the spring of 2010 and decided to train them along the side of the staircase leading up to the front door of my ...Read More
We have had trouble finding this rose for sale. Maybe due to some of the problems a few people have mentioned??
For the pe...Read More
I had this rose for years and loved it. It's a very abundant bloomer and has gorgeous blooms. It got broken down to the ground and sprout...Read More
This plant is a bit challenging, but worth it for the gorgeous blooms.
I had to move it from a spot where it wasn't gett...Read More
Joseph's Coat is my favorite climbing rose due to the range of colors. However-for those colors I fight black spot constantly, never quit...Read More
This is my first climber and BOY AM I HOOKED!!
I love all the different colors all on the same bush! How does it DO THAT?...Read More
Spectacular grower, prolific producer of flowers all season long. We bought 2 of these from directgardening.com (which I DO NOT recommen...Read More
I have seen my St. Joseph's Coat grow up to 15' tall, up the gutter pipe to the roof-line, and it just kept on going! Impressive specimen...Read More
I grew this rose for many years when I lived in Alabama. If pruned correctly (prune each stem down to first set of leaves below expired ...Read More
This was a healthy and vigorous rose until it reached mature height (around 12' in 3 years) and then began to die. After nursing it for s...Read More
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Plant Patent number 2488 has expired
I just put in one of these roses this spring. We have had record-setting rainfall this year, but still no black spot to be found on this...Read More
I planted this rose earlier in the year as a bare-root plant, and it is already around 4 1/2 feet high with plenty of buds and leaves. I...Read More
I planted two Josephs coats. The first two weeks it bloomed like crazy. I applied some rose food as directed and in a week it quit bloomi...Read More
This is by far, my favorite rose. It produces masses of multicolored blooms in the spring, slows down during the heat of summer, then co...Read More
I have had 30+ of these roses for nearly 20 years. They line our long curving driveway. All I have to do is feed and prune them. They mig...Read More
This rose blooms in all the lovely colors of a delicious citrus salad! At the same time you can see, yellow, white, pink and orange and t...Read More
I love this rose. Fragrance is delightful, and more than just slightly fragrant. I call it a soapy, clean, rose fragrance. Colors are ...Read More
Beautiful flowers, but blackspot is definitely a problem.
I just planted 2 of these this spring. When they are not blooming they are putting on new growth. They are completely healthy while the...Read More
I put this in the front corner of our home, facing east, about 10 yrs. ago. It is indeed VERY THORNY, and gets blackspot very bad here. I...Read More
I love the look of this rose, but I had no luck with it thriving here. It would put out a few blooms per season and just never showed it...Read More
Must be sprayed every few weeks to keep black spot in check, but the gorgeous blooms are worth it. Extremely throny, so I keep it in the ...Read More
Impressive climbing rose - lovely colors - contrasts well with whites and purples planted around it. Super hardy and not a difficult ros...Read More
Inexpensive beginning: a find at Wal-Mart for $6.00.
Hardiness: I live in Saint John, New Brunswick Canada (zone 5a-5b) and this r...Read More