Polyantha, Polyantha Climbing Rose 'Margo Koster'

Margo Koster is a living ancestor to miniature roses.
Over 80 years old now she's keeping up well with the newcomers.

...Read More> This little rose has a lot going for it: easy to grow, super healthy foliage and terrific color that is the softest orange you will see in any bloom.

Plus it is an old-fashioned plant in every way -- graceful and restrained -- not trying to out-glow all competitors like a lot of the "new" roses.

I had one of these pretty little roses when living in western Kansas, and it put up with everything that harsh environment could give. I...Read Moret was in a small bed between the sidewalk and the porch, where it faced the hot afternoon sun and the cold north winter, wind. It would bloom, literally, the entire summer with a little deadheading and water during our driest periods. What a tough and beautiful little bush!

I have had Margo Koster for five years in a bed that gets mid-morning and afternoon sun. It has not thrived in Colorado despite mulching...Read More in winter. My conclusion is that it does not like competition, as the bed is a mix of roses, lavender and spring tulips. It survives only because it is own root but I am going to shovel prune it.

I had one in a very small flower bed, bounded by concrete sidewalk and driveway beside the garage. It got clobbered more than once by th...Read Moree garage door, only got morning sun from a NE exposure, and never fertilized or sprayed for bugs. This hardy, lovely little rose bloomed constantly from early March well into December, sometimes through Christmas. I have literally seen it covered in blossoms that were coated with ice from a North Texas ice storm, and recover to bloom again as soon as it thawed.

I loved this rose, and as will plant another one as soon as I can find it!