Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: High-centered
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: White and white blend
Rebloom: Good
Class: Hybrid tea
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 3-5 feet, upright
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Eugene S. "Gene" Boerner, 1965
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)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Plant Height: 3-5 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 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
Parentage: seedling x White Queen

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'John F. Kennedy'
  • 'JFK'
  • 'President John F. Kennedy'

Common names
  • Rose

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Photo by Paul2032
Location: Fairfax, VA
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2017-07-28
Location: charlottetown, pei, canada
Date: 2020-july 9 
Rosa 'John F. Kennedy'  second year plant.
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-08-17
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-04-16
Location: So calif
Date: 2018-05-22
Location: So calif
Date: 2018-05-22
Photo by Jazzyjezzy
Photo by Jazzyjezzy
Location: Columbus, Ohio USA
Date: 6/5/16
JFK after the rain
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-08-17
Photo by Tex68
Location: Whetstone Park of Roses, Columbus OH USA
Date: 2016-06-02
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Comments:
  • Posted by Skiekitty (Denver Metro - Zone 5a) on Apr 14, 2014 1:27 PM concerning plant:
    Was told by rosarians that this rose would not grow here in Colorado. I planted this rose back in '08. Blooms for me every year. Not very generous with blooms, dies back to the ground every winter, but produces beautiful white blooms every summer. Tolerates poor soil.
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