Red Cascade Rose

Rosa ‘Red Cascade’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9a Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Climbing or Trailing Rose

Height at Maturity: 2-3′ as a shrub; 6-12′ as a climber

Width at Maturity: 6’+
Spacing: 6′ for mass plantings or to cover a fence

Growth Habit / Form: Broad, Climbing, Cascading, Mounding, Trailing

Growth Rate: Fast

Flower Color: Deep Red

Flower Size: 1 to 1.25″

Flowering Period: Spring, Summer, Fall

Flower Type: Double

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Attracts: Visual Attention

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade

Water Needs: Average, low when established

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt

Soil Drainage: Well drained

Soil pH: 6.0 – 7.0

Maintenance / Care: Low

Resistances: Drought (when established), Heat, Humidity, Good Disease Resistance

Description

One of a few roses to win the Award of Excellence for Miniature Roses, and one of the most versatile of the entire class, the Red Cascade Rose covers itself with LOADS of deep crimson red miniature roses (1 to 1.25″) from spring and over and over again through the season and all the way to frost. There is a pleasant fragrance at times, but it is best described as “light.” The “miniature” in the name refers to the size of the blossoms and not the plant itself, which typically grows to 2 to 3 feet tall with a spread of 6 feet or more when grown on the ground or over a wall. As a climber, we’ve seen it reach heights of 12 feet. Its true merit is its vigor and generosity of bloom.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing in a trailing or cascading mound or climbing vine, the Red Cascade Rose is ideal for use as a specimen in medium size landscape spaces where it will form an attractive weeping shrub to about 2 to 3 feet tall spreading to 6 feet or more, depending on pruning. If trained on a fence, trellis or pole, it can reach dimensions rivaling any full-sized climber, up to 12 feet in height. Red Cascade Rose is ideal for use planted in mass as a groundcover on embankments, hillsides and slopes or to cascade over walls. Also nice in large pots of 14 inches or more in rim diameter. A fine addition to rose gardens, red theme gardens and cottage gardens.

Suggested Spacing: 5 to 6 feet apart for mass plantings or to cover a fence

Growing Preferences

Red Cascade Rose is exceptionally easy to grow in average, well-drained soils with medium moisture in full sun to part shade. Keep in mind that all roses like morning sun to dry the morning dew from their leaves but will tolerate afternoon shade. Red Cascade do not require pruning, however can be pruned to train as a climber or to control size. We always provide enough room to allow this beauty to ramble naturally so very rarely if ever prune. Deadheading spent flowers is not necessary, however might encourage heavier blooming.

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Great rose, was well rooted and well packaged. Very happy with Wilson Bros Greenhouse. The plant was high quality. Will purchase again from Wilson Greenhouse. Bob and Donna, Rockport, Tx————————————————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

The tea roses now…. sure took off!————————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the kind words and great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

I really wanted lady banks but the huge snow storm Texas had has made it difficult to find many plants. These were available and I needed for a trellis. They are very small so let’s see how long it will take to see something pretty happening.————————————–So glad we had them available for you, they are pretty fast growers, shouldn’t take too long. Thanks for the photos. We hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I have tried MULTIPLE garden web sites and ordered from many. This is BY FAR the best service, products, packaging and fast shipment of them all. I will not go any where else. Their plants arrived very HEALTHY and even some in bloom, they are thriving. Thank you Wilson Brothers.———————————Wow! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and awesome review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

My Red Cascade miniature climbing rose arrived as scheduled. It was packaged very securely and looked healthy. This was my first time shopping at Wilson Bros Gardens but it will not be my last!——————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Absolutely beautiful plant and perfect (and careful) shipping. The plant shipped quickly and is already putting out new leaves and stems. Going to be beautiful plant.——————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Very healthy plants arrived and were packed safely and carefully. I planted them last week and can already see them starting to flourish! Looking forward to training them to climb my fence.———————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Ordered 2 Red Cascade Rose. Arrived well packaged and in excellent shape. One of the plants will bloom at the end of this week. Years ago I worked for a retail nursery, I’d say the quality of the plants were on par with Monrovia Nursery, which is as high as compliment as I can give.———————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

This plant arrived with buds already and is growing great.—————————————–We are so glad you are pleased! Beth | WBG

A gentleman from Wilson Bros. called before the order shipped to tell me that their current stock wasn’t in great shape, and he offered me the choice of getting a Red Cascade from the current stock at a discount or waiting for the next crop. I ordered from the current crop. Honestly, I was a bit concerned when the rose, which was more straggly than I had anticipated, arrived. I planted it anyhow. Well, almost two months later, the rose is thriving! It’s growing, it’s blooming, and I am one happy camper. It is going to be perfect to drape over a retaining wall. ———————- WBG Reply: Hi Marie – Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Red Cascade Rose. We like to make sure our customers know what to expect and will often offer discounts when a plant isn’t looking up to our high standards. The Red Cascade rose grows quite fast so by summer our spring crop is usually a bit overgrown in their containers and about half the leaves fall off when the summer heat arrives. But, as you found out, when planted in the cooler ground where their roots can spread they quickly put out lots of new foliage and blooms! Glad to hear your rose is growing nicely and hope you enjoy it for many years to come. Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can do for you. We’re at your service! – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens

Wilson’s called prior to shipment to tell me the plants were not in the best shape and discounted them . They arrived with no issue and are doing very well . They are blooming and I will plant them once it cools down. ———————- WBG Reply: Hi John – Thanks so much for your review of the Red Cascade Rose and hope you enjoy them as much as we do the ones in our gardens for years to come. We are VERY picky about quality and will often discount plants if they aren’t fully up to our standards in appearance. Sometimes roses in pots will shed some leaves during summer and that’s what often happens with our crop of Red Cascade and many other roses. Doesn’t mean they’re not healthy though…the roots being exposed to the hotter air temperatures just causes some shedding. Once planted in the ground the plants should flush out new roots and put on lots of new growth. Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can do for you. We’re at your service! – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens