Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Flat
Petal count: Single: 1-7 petals
Rose bloom color: White and white blend
Rebloom: Some
Class: Other: Species, wild
Growth Habit: Tall, 6-8 feet, with arching canes
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Discovered by Lord McCartney, 1765
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 7 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: 6-8 feet
Plant Spread: 6-8 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Rose
  • Bracteate Rose
  • Macartney Rose
  • Rose Blanche Simple
  • Yaeyama-no-Ibara

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Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park
Date: April 18, 2024
Multiflora Rose #211 nn; RAB p. 550, 97-11-3; MBG, "Genus name co
Location: Botanical Garden Berlin
Date: 2017-11-05
Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park
Date: April 18, 2024
McCartney's rose #233; RAB p. 551, 97-11-5; LHB p. 537, 95-43-36;
Location: Sandhills Horticultural Gardens Pinehurst, NC (Atkins hillside garden)
Date: May 18, 2023
McCartney's rose #233; RAB p. 551, 97-11-5; LHB p. 537, 95-43-36;
Location: Sandhills Horticultural Gardens Pinehurst, NC (Atkins hillside garden)
Date: May 18, 2023
McCartney's rose #233; RAB p. 551, 97-11-5; LHB p. 537, 95-43-36;
Location: Botanical Garden Berlin
Date: 2017-11-05
Location: Botanical Garden Berlin
Date: 2017-11-05
Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park
Date: April 18, 2024
Multiflora Rose #211 nn; RAB p. 550, 97-11-3; MBG, "Genus name co
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