Rosa Scent from Heaven ('Chewbabaluv') (ClHT)

RHS Plant Profile
rose [Scent from Heaven]
rose [Scent from Heaven] RHS

Synonyms

Rosa 'Chewbabaluv'
Rosa Barbara Ann

Roses

A repeat-flowering climbing rose, up to 3.6m high, with stiff and thorny growth, dense glossy dark green leaves, and upright flower trusses each with up to seven hybrid-tea-shaped, semi-double salmon-orange flowers with a strong, rich, fruity fragrance

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand

Max Height

2.5-4 metres

Max Spread

1.5-2.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
2–5 years
Max Spread
1.5-2.5 metres
Max Height
2.5-4 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun
Aspect
West–facing or East–facing or South–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness
H6

Colour & Scent

Fragrance Flower
Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Rosaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Climbing
Potentially harmful
Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling. Pets: Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten - see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants for further information and useful contact numbers
Genus
Rosa can be deciduous or semi-evergreen shrubs or scrambling climbers, with usually thorny stems bearing compound pinnate leaves and solitary or clustered flowers. Flowers may be followed by showy red or purple fruits in some varieties.
Name Status
Trade
Horticultural Group
Climbing roses are vigorous shrubs with thorny stems and large, solitary or clustered, often fragrant, usually remontant flowers

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow on an arbour, arch, fence, obelisk, pergola or trellis, or as a barrier plant within a hedge, in full sun and in well-drained, moderately fertile, humus-rich soil; for more advice, see rose cultivation

Propagation

Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn, by semi-ripe cuttings in late summer or T-budding

Suggested planting locations and garden types

  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Wall side borders
  • Cut flowers
  • Flower borders and beds
  • Hedging and screens

Pruning

Pruning group 17 (climbing roses)

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, rose leafhopper, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars and rose leaf-rolling sawfly. Deer and rabbits can cause damage

Diseases

May be susceptible to rose black spot, rose rust, replant disease, rose dieback, and rose powdery mildews. May also be susceptible to disorders rose blindness and flower balling and sometimes honey fungus