'Wickwar' Rose

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'Wickwar' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

HMF Ratings:

6 favorite votes.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Shrub.
Exhibition name: Wickwar

Origin:

Bred by Keith Steadman (United Kingdom, circa 1960).

Class:

Hybrid Soulieana, Shrub.

Bloom:

Cream to white, golden-yellow stamens. Cream blooms develop from butter-yellow buds. Medium, single (4-8 petals), in large clusters bloom form. Prolific, once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Tall, arching, armed with thorns / prickles.

Height: 8' (245cm). Width: 5' (150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for landscape or specimen. Vigorous. produces decorative hips. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Remove unproductive wood every third year or so.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Rosa soulieana Crépin × Unknown

Notes:

Named for Wickwar, England, where this seedling was raised. Has the distinct greyish foliage and light grey-green canes of Rosa soulieana.
The Peter Beales Collection of Classic Roses 2000-2001 says this rose is a Soulieana Hybrid. Quest-Ritson reports the possible pollen parent is R. brunonii. See References.