Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Other: Quartered
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: White and white blend
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters, medium to large, more than 80 petals
Rebloom: Some
Class: Other: Damask Perpetual, Hybrid Spinosissima
Extra Color Info: White, with soft apricot and blush-pink tinges
Growth Habit: Tall, typically 6-8 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Moderate
Misc: Shade tolerant
Hybridizer & year: Brown & Lee, before 1837
Optimal growing zones: USDA zones 3-9

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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)
Plant Height: 6-8 feet
Plant Spread: 4-5 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Stanwell Perpetual'
  • 'Stanwell'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Germany
Date: 2022-09-17

Date: 2018-06-15
Location: Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA
Date: 2016-07-02
Location: Botanical Graden Meise - Nationale Plantentuin Meise - Brussel
Location: Botanical Garden Cologne (Germany)
Location: Botanical Garden Cologne (Germany)
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2008-07-05
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-09
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Location: Atela Gardens, Alpiarça, 
Date: 2019-06-23
digital camera
Location: Newby Hall, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2018-06-15
Location: Botanical Graden Meise - Nationale Plantentuin Meise - Brussel
Date: 2017-09-27
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Photo by tabby
Location: Kamloops, BC, Canada
Date: 2012-09-19
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2021-06-07
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2011-06-11

At Alnwick Garden
Photo by kniphofia
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: RHS Wisley, UK
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Location: Chicago, IL
Date: 2012-05-04 
The fragrance is divine!
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: RHS Wisley, UK
Location: RHS Wisley, UK
Comments:
  • Posted by csandt (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Jul 4, 2016 11:06 AM concerning plant:
    In 2013, the Scott Arboretum's Dean Bond Rose Garden in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, was renovated to be more sustainable by replacing the more disease-prone roses with more disease-resistant rose cultivars. 'Stanwell Perpetual' is included among the more disease-resistant cultivars in the renovated garden.
  • Posted by Ispahan (Chicago - Zone 6a) on Nov 6, 2011 12:17 PM concerning plant:
    One of my favorite roses, it is rare to not be able to find an open bloom somewhere on the plant during the early summer-late fall season. With a strong yet delicate perfume, it is often a spindly grower during its first few years in a cold climate garden. After establishing a good root system, it will gradually build up into a large, graceful shrub with superb health and extraordinary blooming power.

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