Bloom size: | Medium: 2-3" |
Bloom shape: | Other: Pompon |
Petal count: | full: 26-40 petals |
Rose bloom color: | White and white blend |
Extra Bloom Info: | In clusters |
Rebloom: | Some |
Class: | Noisette |
Extra Color Info: | White blend, pink shading |
Growth Habit: | Climber, typically 10 to 25 feet |
Fragrance: | Moderate |
Misc: | Shade tolerant |
Hybridizer & year: | Joseph Schwartz, 1879 |
Optimal growing zones: | USDA zone 7 and warmer |
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: | Up to 25 feet |
Plant Spread: | 10-15 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 |
Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |
Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM |
Parentage: | unknown |
Posted by zuzu (Northern California - Zone 9a) on Feb 6, 2014 3:14 PM This noisette rose produces a magnificent flush of blooms late in spring and can rebloom later, but the subsequent flushes in my garden are meager enough to be inconsequential and disappointing. The rose is extremely easy to grow and can survive with no care at all. The largest of my Madame Alfred bushes grew by accident after a wheelbarrow of pruning debris tipped over in a corner of my garden and I failed to pick up every twig afterward. The bush is shade tolerant and drought resistant. [ Reply to this comment | |
Posted by Calif_Sue (Sebastopol, CA - Zone 9a) on Feb 11, 2013 12:03 PM Noted by Antique Rose Emporium: [ Reply to this comment | |
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