Bloom size: | Medium: 2-3" |
Petal count: | full: 26-40 petals |
Rose bloom color: | White and white blend |
Rebloom: | None |
Class: | Other: Hybrid banksia, found rose |
Growth Habit: | Climbing 8 to 40 feet |
Fragrance: | Strong |
Misc: | Thornless or almost thornless |
Hybridizer & year: | Discovered by Robert Fortune, circa 1840 |
Optimal growing zones: | USDA zone 7 and warmer |
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 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F) |
Plant Height: | Up to 40 feet |
Plant Spread: | 8 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | White |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Cut Flower |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip |
Parentage: | Rosa laevigata x Rosa banksiae |
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