The John Cabot Rose, Rosa 'John Cabot', has 2-3", double, fuschia (purple, pink, red) fragrant flowers that bloom freely from June through July. The dark green foliage has excellent disease resistance. With pruning, this hardy climbing rose can also be grown as a shrub rose. This rose has its own root. The advantage of own root roses is that once established they are very resilient. If winter's freezing breezes kill the top growth, the rose will grow back in the spring, and the recovered rose will look the same as the one you purchased.