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
Extra Color Info: White with deep pink edges
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 4-5 feet, upright
Fragrance: Mild
Misc: Thornless or almost thornless
Hybridizer & year: Dr. Griffith J. Buck, 1962
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 4 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)
Plant Height: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Bi-Color: White and pink
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Parentage: Dean Collins x Peace
Child plants: one child plant

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Iobelle'
  • 'Iowa Belle'

Common names
  • Rose

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Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2015-06-01
Photo by zuzu
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2011-09-29
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2011-09-30
Photo by Calif_Sue
Photo by zuzu

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