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'Cliffs of Dover Cover' rose Description
'Cliffs of Dover' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Conard-Pyle (Star Roses)
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
8 favorite votes.  
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Shrub.
Registration name: POUlemb
Exhibition name: Cliffs of Dover
Origin:
Bred by L. Pernille Olesen (Denmark, 1985). Bred by Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (Denmark, 1985).
Introduced in Denmark by Poulsen Roser A/S in 1995 as 'Cliffs of Dover'.
Class:
Shrub.   (Series: Towne & Country ® Series)  
Bloom:
White, yellow stamens.  Mild, honey fragrance.  5 to 10 petals.  Average diameter 1.25".  Small, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, flat bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Short, arching, spreading.  Small, glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 20" to 3' (50 to 90cm).  Width: 3' to 5' (90 to 150cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders, garden or ground cover.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  
Patents:
Canada - Patent No: PP561  on  7 Dec 1998
Application No: 96-730  on  7 Dec 1995
Rights surrendered on December 1, 2004.
Denomination: 'POULemb'
Trade name: Cliffs of Dover
 
United States - Patent No: PP 9,650  on  1 Oct 1996   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/414,537  on  31 Mar 1995
Inventors: Olesen; Pernille (Fredensborg, DK), Olesen; Mogens (Fredensborg, DK)
The present invention relates to a new and distinct shrub rose variety which was originated by crossing as seed and pollen parents two unnamed and undistributed seedlings of our creation.
Ploidy:
Diploid
Notes:
Ploidy information from David Zlesak.

Internal breeder code: 85-4595-6