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John Davis
$23.95
Shrub, Kordesii (Svejda, Explorer Series, 1986)
Medium pink double blooms with old-fashioned form (40 petals) and spicy perfume occur in large clusters. The plant flowers freely and foliage has high resistance to black spot and powdery mildew. Growth habit is trailing and forms a 5 foot by 7 foot shrub. Hardy.
Description
John Davis
Shrub, Kordesii (Svejda, Explorer Series, 1986)
Medium pink double blooms with old-fashioned form (40 petals) and spicy perfume occur in large clusters. The plant flowers freely and foliage has high resistance to black spot and powdery mildew. Growth habit is trailing and forms a 5 foot by 7 foot shrub. Hardy.
This rose is named after English explorer John Davis (c. 1550 – 1605) who was one of the chief navigators and explorers to discover the Northwest Passage during the reign of Elizabeth I.
mbittleston (verified owner) –
I bought this John Davis rose in April of 2022 and it has not done well. It goes dormant at the first sight of winter, and then it goes dormant again when summer comes. It really hates the heat, so if you live in a warm place as I do, then avoid this rose. In Santa Fe the evenings are cool, because of the high elevation, but that is not enough for this rose, what a fussy little scraggly thing, it acts like a ground cover, wilts as it grows, haha trailing habit is a joke, I would say flopping habit. It had a couple of flowers but it could not support their weight so the few small stems just lie on the ground. I tried watering it more, and then less and then feeding it, and special organic compost, now I know it is this fussy rose, because everything else in its vicinity is fine but this miserable little ground twig is smaller than some of the roses I planted two months ago. I guess it misses its home in Canada.
Duane Scheidemantle –
This rose is rock solid in cold winters. It grows and blooms well. It is quickly covering the back corner of our pergola.
Lela Criswell –
I live in Estes Park, CO, and I love this rose. It’s a climber, so it should be trellised or staked so it won’t flop! It climbs happily sheltered from the harsh winter winds on the east side of our home. It blooms profusely most of the season, and its canes live nicely through our below-zero cold winters!
s.holsteen –
I love this rose. Definitely a climber that can stand up to winter. So far I only get one heavy bloom in the spring with no repeat. The rose has minimal thorns and the canes are easy to train. Also the foliage is a beautiful golden yellow in the fall. I have finished my 3rd season with this one and he stands about 4 feet tall and I am attempting to weave the canes into a spiraling pillar, so far it working!