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: Hybrid musk
Other: Found rose
Extra Color Info: White, with yellow stamens
Growth Habit: Climbing habit, up to 12 feet
Fragrance: Strong
Misc: Shade tolerant
Hybridizer & year: Discovered by Mike Darlow, 1993
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 4 and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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: 12 feet
Plant Spread: 4-6 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: Other: 2011 Great Plant Picks Award Winner

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Location: Illinois 
Date: June 29, 2020
Planted in the Fall of 2019
Uploaded by DianeSeeds
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Meise Botanical Garden)
Date: 2023-10-16

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  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Meise Botanical Garden)
Location: Arvada, Colorado zone 5
Date: June
Sometime in June
Location: Outside my house
Date: 2015-06-15
Rooted this rose from a cutting
Uploaded by DianeSeeds
Location: Marshfield, Missouri zone 6a
Date: 2012-05-03
Location: Arvada, Colorado zone 5
Date: June
Mature plant about 10 yeard old, gets HUGE.
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-09-11
rose hips
Location: In my garden. 
Date: 2011-11-10
Leaves this late in the year with some blackspot.

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  • Uploaded by Joy
Comments:
  • Posted by SassyBloomer on Jan 29, 2023 6:30 PM concerning plant:
    I am about to enter my 3rd year with this rose. My only critique is that it is horribly vulnerable to powdery mildew. (Note: the strange weather the last couple of years may have a lot to do with it). If caught at the very beginning, it is easily manageable. This is a favorite for pollinators, particularly small bees and hoverflies.
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 11, 2013 3:51 PM concerning plant:
    A large shrub, Darlow's Enigma can get massive, but I keep mine in shape by pruning twice each year. Darlow's Enigma has lovely single white flowers followed by small red orange rose hips.
  • Posted by MaryinLa (Marshfield, Missouri - Zone 6a) on May 3, 2012 8:03 PM concerning plant:
    Grows and blooms well in zone 6a, Marshfield, Missouri. Grows fast into a very big shrub.

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