'Snow Dwarf' Rose

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'Snow Dwarf' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Schneezwerg
• Snowdwarf

HMF Ratings:

54 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Hybrid Rugosa.

Origin:

Bred by Peter Lambert (Germany, 1911).

Class:

Hybrid Rugosa, Shrub.

Bloom:

White. Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), in small clusters, flat bloom form. Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom.

Habit:

Bushy, upright. Wrinkled (rugose) foliage.

Height: 4' to 6' (120 to 185cm). Width: 4' to 6' (120 to 185cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 3a through 9b. Can be used for hedge. Hardy. drought resistant. produces decorative hips. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

Unnamed Seedling × Rosa rugosa Thunb.

Notes:

The Swedish Rose Society recommends Schneezwerg for northern Sweden.
The parentage as reported by Wilhelm Kordes based on oral information from Peter Lambert. The seed parent was a white Polyantha. The parentage R. rugosa x R. bracteata is deemed incorrect.

Many small scarlet hips.