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'Macmillan Nurse' rose Description
'Macmillan Nurse' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Johno
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
19 favorite votes.  
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Shrub.
Registration name: BEAmac
Exhibition name: Macmillan Nurse
Origin:
Bred by Amanda Beales (1967-2013) (United Kingdom, 1998).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Peter Beales Roses in 1998 as 'Macmillan Nurse'.
Class:
Shrub.  
Bloom:
White or white blend.  Strong fragrance.  41 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Large, old-fashioned, rosette bloom form.  Occasional repeat later in the season.  
Habit:

Height: 3' (90cm).  Width: 3' (90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Macmillan Nurse was introduced at the 1998 Chelsea Flower Show. Peter Beales Roses describe the flower as a large white old fashioned rosette, sometimes flushed peach. For every plant sold in 1998, Peter Beales Roses will make a donation to Macmillan Cancer Relief.

 
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