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White, near white or white blend Floribunda.
Registration name: Summer Snow (floribunda, Perkins, 1938)

Discovered by Charles H. Perkins (United States, 1938).

Floribunda.  

White.  Mild fragrance.  Small, semi-double to double bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Height: up to 28" (up to 70cm).  

USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew.  Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.  

United States - Patent No: PP 416  on  13 Aug 1940   VIEW USPTO PATENT

Diploid

According to Ludwigs Roses this rose is thornless. It is also one of the few times that a bush rose sported from a climber, usually it's th eother way around.