Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: double: 16-25 petals
Rose bloom color: White and white blend
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Floribunda
Extra Color Info: White blend, pink center
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 3-5 feet
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Harkness, 1977
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 6 and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Plant Height: 3-4 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: (Rudolph Timm x Dedication) x Pascali
Child plants: 6 child plants

Image
Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Margaret Merril'
  • 'HARkuly'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2021-05-29
Photo by Aerith
Location: Robson BC
Date: 2007-07-24
 5:32 pm. Surprisingly fragrant.
Location: Robson BC
Date: 2008-06-27
 6:57 pm. Always a perfect rose.
Location: Robson BC
Date: 2009-06-17
 7:58 pm. Be sure to prune so that blossoms are at nose level.

Date: 2021-06-18
Location: Robson BC
Date: 2009-06-17
 7:59 pm. Even the buds are classic in shape.
Photo by zuzu

photo credit: Yoko Nekonomania

photo credit:  Yoko Nekonomania
This plant is tagged in:
Image

« Add a new plant to the database

» Search the Roses Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name

« See the general plant entry for Roses (Rosa)

« Visit the Roses forum

« The Roses Database Front Page

« The Plants Database Front Page

Today's site banner is by Zoia and is called "Volunteer"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.