Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: |
Large: 4-5"
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Bloom shape: |
Other: Quartered
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Petal count: |
very full: 40+ petals
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Rose bloom color: |
White and white blend
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Extra Bloom Info: |
In clusters |
Rebloom: |
Some
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Class: |
Shrub
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Extra Color Info: |
White, occasionally edged in pale pink |
Growth Habit: |
Medium-tall, 3-5 feet, bushy |
Fragrance: |
None
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Hybridizer & year: |
Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland, 1987 |
Optimal growing zones: |
USDA zone 4 and warmer |
General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: |
Shrub
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Life cycle: |
Perennial
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Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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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)
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Plant Height: |
3-5 feet |
Plant Spread: |
4-7 feet |
Leaves: |
Deciduous
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Flowers: |
Showy
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Flower Color: |
White
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Flower Time: |
Late spring or early summer
Late summer or early fall
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Uses: |
Cut Flower
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Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
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Propagation: Other methods: |
Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
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Miscellaneous: |
With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
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- 'White Meidiland'
- 'MEIcoublan'
- 'Blanc Meillandecor'
- 'Super Swany'
- 'White Meilland'
Posted by
jathton (Oklahoma City, OK - Zone 7a) on Feb 15, 2020 9:19 PM concerning plant:
'White Meidiland' is a shrub rose that was introduced and patented by the House of Meilland in 1987. [The House of Meilland is also the source for one of the world's most popular roses... named 'Peace' at the end of World War II]
Since its introduction it has gained a solid reputation for glossy, dark green foliage... a shape that is significantly wider than tall [2-3 feet x 4-6 feet]... pure white blooms that occur in clusters and that have a petal count of 35 or more... a long bloom season... and a tolerance of a wide range of growing conditions. It also has excellent disease resistance and will bloom in partial shade.
Central Oklahoma has been subject to an infestation of Rose Rosette Disease in the past few years... so it should be noted that this rose, like so many others, has no known resistance to this particular disease. In areas where this particular disease is occuring gardeners should probably avoid planting this rose... or, as brutal as this sounds, any rose.
If, however, this disease is not a problem I would strongly recommend 'White Meidiland' as a tough, attractive, floriferous rose that will not disappoint.
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