Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Other: Quartered
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: White and white blend
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 3-5 feet
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: David Austin, 1982
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 5 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: 3-5 feet
Plant Spread: 2-4 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: Unknown
Child plants: one child plant

Image
Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Fair Bianca'
  • 'AUSca'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Fair Bianca (David Austin, 1982) blooming on New Year's Day 2024,

Date: 2022-04-29

Date: 2020-04-26

Date: 2020-07-15

Date: 2020-07-07

Date: 2020-09-02
Photo by wcgypsy

Date: 2019-11-13
Photo by zuzu
Photo by zuzu
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2014-04-23
Photo by zuzu
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-10-06
Photo by zuzu

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