| Bloom size: | Medium: 2-3" |
| Bloom shape: | Other: Saucer-shaped |
| Petal count: | semi-double: 8-15 petals |
| Rose bloom color: | White and white blend |
| Extra Bloom Info: | In clusters |
| Rebloom: | None |
| Class: | Alba |
| Extra Color Info: | White, with yellow stamens |
| Growth Habit: | Typically 8-10 feet |
| Fragrance: | Strong |
| Hybridizer & year: | Unknown, before 1629 |
| Optimal growing zones: | USDA zones 3-9 |
| 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 9a |
| Plant Height: | 8-10 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 5-6 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Uses: | Cut Flower |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip |
| Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |
| Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM |
| Parentage: | sport of: Alba Maxima |
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