'Snow Bush' Rose

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'Snow Bush' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Johno

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Belle Henriette (Hybrid Moschata, Dupont, 1817)
• Dupontii
• Moschata Alba
• Moschata Nivea
• Nivea (Hybrid Moschata. Dupont, 1817)
• R. dupontii
• Rosa dupontii Hort.
• R. moschata nivea
• Rosa moschata var nivea Lindl.
• Rosa X dupontii Déségl.
• Rose de neige (Hybrid Moschata, Dupont, 1817)
• Snowbush Rose

HMF Ratings:

97 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Species.
Registration name: Dupontii

Origin:

Bred by André Dupont (Du Pont) (France, 1817).

Class:

Hybrid Moschata, Miscellaneous OGR, Species / Wild.

Bloom:

White, ages to blush . Moderate, musk, sweet fragrance. Average diameter 2.75". Medium, single to semi-double, cluster-flowered, cupped bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Arching, bushy, climbing, spreading, upright, well-branched. Medium, matte, medium green foliage. 5 leaflets.

Height: 7' to 10' (215 to 305cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Vigorous. heat tolerant. shade tolerant.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

Rosa moschata Herrm. × Rosa gallica L.

Notes:

Differences of opinions about parentage, see References.

The name Rosa dupontii does not appear in the International Organization for Plant Information 2006 list of approved Latin names.