Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: High-centered
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: White and white blend
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters, with ruffled petals
Rebloom: Good
Class: Grandiflora
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 4-5 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Christensen & Swim, before 1979
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 7 and warmer
Awards: AARS: 1981

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 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Plant Height: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 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: Angel Face x Misty

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'White Lightnin''
  • 'AROwhif'

Common names
  • Rose

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Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-07-19
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-06-23
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Date: 2019-11-09

Date: 2019-11-26

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