Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: Other: Saucer-shaped
Petal count: Single: 1-7 petals
Rose bloom color: White and white blend
Extra Bloom Info: In large clusters
Rebloom: Excellent
Class: Hybrid musk
Extra Color Info: White blend with pink shading
Growth Habit: Can be grown as climber, typically 6-12 feet
Fragrance: Mild
Misc: Thornless or almost thornless
Hybridizer & year: Robert A. Holmes, 1976
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)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Plant Height: 6-12 feet
Plant Spread: 4-6 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Other: Baden-Baden Gold Medal 1980; Great Plant Picks Winner 2007
Parentage: Ivory Fashion x Ballerina

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Common names
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Date: 2016-06-01
Photo by zuzu
Location: My Mom’s garden
Location: A local garden Date: 2023-05-26
At Alnwick Garden
Date: May 27, 2011 7:50 PM
Location: Historic Rose Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA. Date: 2014-04-15
Photo by Calif_Sue
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Date: 2017-10-09
Location: my garden Date: 2013 midsummer Sally Holmes lights up the darkest shade in our garden with Hazel
Location: my garden Date: 2013 midsummer The large, single petals and prominent gold boss of stamens give
Date: 2020-05-13
Date: 2019-06-08
Date: 2019-06-08
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Location: In my garden Date: 2014-05-13
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK Date: 2011-06-15
Location: Rose Garden, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Date: 2018-06-16
Photo by zuzu
Photo by Calif_Sue
Location: In a public garden
Photo by wcgypsy
Location: West Valley City, UT Date: 2009-09-06
Date: 2016-06-01
credit: Jamain
Location: In my garden Date: 2014-05-13
Location: In my garden Date: 2014-05-13
Date: 2009-06-21 Photo courtesy of: Wouter Hagens
Date: 2010-06-22 Photo courtesy of: Stickpen
Photo courtesy of: Kurt Stuber
Date: 2009-07-03 Photo courtesy of: Epibase
Date: 2009-07-05 Photo courtesy of: Epibase
Date: 2009-07-05 Photo courtesy of: Epibase 1
Photo by wcgypsy
Date: 2012-05-18
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK Date: 2011-07-02
Date: 2011-11-10
Photo by Calif_Sue
Date: 2013-08-08
Date: 2013-08-08
Photo by zuzu
San Jose Municipal Rose Garden
Photo by dave
Photo by dave
Photo by dave
Location: Baton Rouge, LA Date: Early May 2021 Sally getting fungus leaves dropping after a lot of rain in South
Location: Baton Rouge, LA Date: April 2021 Don’t think i put her in the best spot. I’m going to move he
Date: 2013-06-03
Date: 2013-06-03
Date: 2013-06-03
Date: 2020-05-14
Photo courtesy Joy Creek Nursery. Used with permission.
Date: 2016-06-11
Date: 2016-06-11
Date: 2016-06-01
Location: In my Northern California garden Date: 2011-05-20
Location: Orem, Utah Date: 2012-05-10 At Sunriver Gardens
Location: Rhode Island Date: 2013-06-02
Location: Rhode Island Date: 2013-05-21
Location: Rhode Island Date: 2013-05-21
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Comments:
  • Posted by zuzu (Northern California - Zone 9a) on Sep 29, 2011 4:27 PM concerning plant:
    This rose has been popular ever since it came out in 1976. It's almost thornless, can take some shade, and blooms profusely and almost continuously. The canes are only pliable for a short time, so their training is necessarily a now-or-never process. The blooms are larger than average for a hybrid musk.
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  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Feb 6, 2014 8:41 PM concerning plant:
    This rose is not happy in my garden, no doubt due to being planted in a much less than ideal spot. Therefore, it does not bloom very much for me. When it does, the flowers are lovely, a soft shade of off-white.

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  • Posted by Calif_Sue (Sebastopol, CA - Zone 9a) on Feb 11, 2013 9:03 PM concerning plant:
    Noted by Antique Rose Emporium:
    "Large (3 1/2 inch) ivory-white, single roses that are borne in expansive clusters are the signature of this rose. The clusters are seen as either huge tightly packed clusters or as smaller, looser clusters. Either presentation on this densely glossy green bush of up to 8 feet is a show stopping experience for the passersby."

    I have seen several Sally Holmes shrubs here locally, one garden had an entire row along a fence making a lovely hedge, especially in full bloom! I love the single blooms in large clusters and cute pretty pointed apricot buds. One branch is a whole bouquet for the house!
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