Don Juan Rose is a long-blooming climbing deciduous shrub with large fragrant red double flowers from late spring until the first frost. The leathery dark green foliage has no fall color and can also be used as a groundcover. Best grown in full sun and rich, moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils. One of the best rose climbers to use on walls or other structures. Type: Shrub Height: 8' - 10' Spread: 6’ - 8' Spacing: 6' USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 - 9 Culture: Full Sun Bloom Color: Red Season of Interest: Spring , Summer , Fall MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Medium Maintenance. Roses are susceptible to powdery mildew, black spot, rust, and rose rosette and require regular fungicide in humid areas that experience a lot of rainfall. Pest issues include aphids, borers, scale, mites thrips, midges, and leafhoppers. LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders , Naturalized Areas , Wildlife Garden , Foundation Plantings, Walls, and Containers. COMPANION PLANTS: Catmint , Lilac , Coneflower IMAGES: Ryan Somma from Occoquan, USA, Rose, Rosa "Don Juan" Climbers Rosaceae (3938043546) , CC BY-SA 2.0 ,(2) Photo by David J. Stang, Rosa Don Juan 0zz , CC BY-SA 4.0 *As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.