A busy shrub rose covered with double white flowers.
Plant Type
All Plants, Shrubs Rose
Hardiness Zone
cold hardy to zone #5
Sunlight
full sun
Moisture
average
Soil & Site
average
Flowers
double white
Leaves
green
Stems
thorny
Dimensions
1-2 by 4-6 feet (HS), ground cover type
Maintenance
I like to keep my plants on the compact side. To do this, cut the new branches back 33-50%. If you want a large plant just let them grow. Each spring there will be old dead stems to remove from the center and dead tips of branched to cut off. This plant is very thorny and a long sleeve shirt and a good pair of gloves are essential. I have found the long reach rose pruners make this pruning job much easier. Dead heading helps to promote quicker flushes of flowers. But by dead heading you will lose the rose hips. This is a matter of choice