Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Petal count: double: 16-25 petals
Rose bloom color: White and white blend
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters
Rebloom: Some
Class: Other: Hybrid Rugosa
Extra Color Info: Wiite brushed with pale pink
Growth Habit: Tall, 5-7 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Moderate
Hybridizer & year: Dr. Dzidra Alfredovna Rieksta,1963
Optimal growing zones: USDA Zones 3-8

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 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 5-7 feet
Plant Spread: 6-7 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Bi-Color: White and pink
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
Parentage: Rosa rugosa var. plena x Abelzieds

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Polareis'
  • 'Polar Ice'
  • 'Polarisx'
  • 'Ritausma'
  • 'STRonin'

Common names
  • Rose

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Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2018-06-16
Location: Hafnarfjordur, SW Iceland
Date: August 5, 2008
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2021-06-17
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2018-06-16
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2018-06-16
Location: Hafnarfjordur, SW Iceland
Date: August 3, 2009
Uploaded by Cottage_Rose
Location: From my collection. 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: NE Washington, Zone 5b
Date: 5/19/2013
Close-up of stem showing thorns on young plant
Location: NE Washington, Zone 5b
Date: 5/19/2013
Leaves of young plant
Location: Hafnarfjordur, SW Iceland
Date: August 13, 2009
Uploaded by zuzu
Uploaded by kassiap
Uploaded by kassiap
Location: Kassia's Garden - Framingham, MA 
Date: 2012-05-13 - on Mother's Day
First bloom this season - very pink - really strong fragrance
Uploaded by Cottage_Rose
Uploaded by Cottage_Rose
Uploaded by Cottage_Rose
Uploaded by Cottage_Rose
Uploaded by Cottage_Rose
Comments:
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Feb 9, 2014 4:18 PM concerning plant:
    I have always thought that this hybrid rugosa, Polareis, is so stunning ever since the first time I saw one. I don't know why I did not buy it, maybe because I did not know where I could plant a rugosa here in my garden. They are really thorny.

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