Zone 8: Fast Growing Climbing Roses and Partial Shade

Peter Mayle

• The Peter Mayle cultivator is a hybrid tea rose with deep pink blooms. The rose is very fragrant and will climb to a height between 4 and 6 feet high. The Peter Mayle rose thrives in USDA zones 5a through 9b and blooms spring through autumn.

Buff Beauty

• The Buff Beauty is a hybrid musk rose with clusters of yellow and apricot blooms. The Buff Beauty thrives in USDA hardiness zones 6 through 9 and grows to a height of 5 to 8 feet when climbing. Buff Beauty is also disease resistant, making it ideal for partial shade soil that might harbor more diseases.

White Dawn

• The White Dawn is a large flowering climber rose with showy white fragrant blossoms. The White Dawn does well in partial shade and colder climate. They will thrive in USDA hardiness zones 5 to 10. This climber reaches heights between 12 and 14 feet.

Seven Sisters

• The Seven Sisters variety is a hybrid multiflora that has been in production since 1817. This climbing bush reaches heights of up to 20 feet and thrives in USDA hardiness zones 3 through 9. The flowers are a dark red bloom that turns to lighter pink as they age and contain a very strong fragrance.

Awakening

• The Awakening variety thrives in USDA hardiness zones 5 through 9 and tolerates some shade. The roses are large with double petals of a pale pink color. The Awakening is a sporadic bloomer, blooming from spring through summer. When given support for climbing, the Awakening rose reaches heights between 15 and 20 feet.

Paul's Scarlet

• The Paul's Scarlet rose is shade tolerant with sprays of foliage and flowers. It thrives in USDA hardiness zones 6 through 10 and blooms with medium sized scarlet red roses that give off a mild scent. This rose bush looks especially good placed against a white trellis or building.