Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: White and white blend
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Polyantha
Growth Habit: Short, 2-3 feet
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Discovered by Peter Henderson, 1879
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)
Plant Height: 2-3 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
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Parentage: Sport of: Felicite et Perpetue
Child plants: one child plant

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'White Pet'
  • 'Belle of Tehran'
  • 'Little Pet'
  • 'Belle de Teheran'
  • 'Belle of Teheran'
  • 'Little White Pet'

Common names
  • Polyantha Rose
  • Rose

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Location: Atela Gardens, Alpiarça, 
Date: 2018-05-27
digital camera
Location: Germany
Date: 2022-11-13
Location: Atela Gardens, Alpiarça, 
Date: 2018-05-27
digital camera
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens

Date: c. 1880
illustration from 'The Floral Magazine', 1880
Location: Dean Bond Rose Garden, Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-06-02
Uploaded by kniphofia

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens

Date: 2009-10-30
Photo courtesy Antique Rose Emporium. Used with permission.
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2010-07-24
Comments:
  • Posted by Calif_Sue (Sebastopol, CA - Zone 9a) on Feb 11, 2013 11:28 PM concerning plant:
    Noted by Antique Rose Emporium:
    "The perfect little container rose or edging plant for rose borders, 'White Pet' rarely grows much over two feet tall and equally wide. The large clusters of small, white, fully double rosettes are fresh and charming against the abundant dark green foliage."

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