Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Small: under 2"
Bloom shape: Flat
Petal count: Single: 1-7 petals
Rose bloom color: White and white blend
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Polyantha
Extra Color Info: White blend
Growth Habit: Medium, 3-4 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Joyce Demits, 1981
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 5 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: 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
Child plants: one child plant

Image
Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery

San Jose Heritage Rose Garden, CA.
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-06-06
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-09-11
Location: In my garden. 
Bloom and also some buds.
Uploaded by GardenGuyAZ
Uploaded by GardenGuyAZ
Uploaded by Newyorkrita
Uploaded by Newyorkrita
Uploaded by Newyorkrita
Location: In my garden 
Date: 10/6/2011
This rose loves to make lots of small red rose hips.
This plant is tagged in:
Image

Comments:
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 11, 2013 3:54 PM concerning plant:
    I love this rose because The Gift is totally disease free and never needs to be sprayed like most of my other roses do. It sets massive amounts of beautiful small white flowers, followed by small red hips.

« 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 Lucius93 and is called "Gerbera"

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