Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Small: under 2"
Petal count: semi-double: 8-15 petals
Rose bloom color: White and white blend
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters, with ruffled petals
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Growth Habit: Short, 1-2 feet, bushy, spreads 3-4 feet, suitable as ground cover
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Werner Noack, 1991
Awards: ADR: 1991

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: 1-2 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Other: The Hague Gold Medal 1995
Parentage: Flower Carpet Pink x Margaret Merril
Child plants: one child plant

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Flower Carpet White'
  • 'NOAschnee'
  • 'Emera Blanc'
  • 'Opalia'
  • 'Ophalia'
  • 'Schneeflocke'

Common names
  • Groundcover Rose
  • Rose
  • Shrub Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-09
Location: Saratoga, CA
Date: 2022-04-25
Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2023-06-21
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-09
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Strood Kent United Kingdom
Date: 2015-07-12
Cluster Blooms
Location: Strood Kent United Kingdom
Date: July 2015
Its covered in white blooms

photo credit: Anna reg
Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 2009-08-03
Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 2009-08-03

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