'Dwarf White Rose' Rose

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'Dwarf White Rose' Description

My HMF:

'<i>Rosa alba minor</i> (alba)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Synonyms:

• Anglica Minor
• Rosa alba humilis
• Rosa alba minor (alba)
• Small Double White (alba)

HMF Ratings:

9 favorite votes.

ARS:

Light pink Alba.

Origin:

Bred by Unknown (before 1613).

Class:

Alba.

Bloom:

Blush. Mild fragrance. Average diameter 2.5". Medium, very double, flat bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Short. Small, dark green foliage.

Height: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

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Notes:

Bertuch's descriptions (1805) of 'grosse Zwerg-Rose' or Rosa truncata major is not easy to assign, as he invents names himself. Zwerg-Rose or Rosa pumila was actually the named used at the time for the single Rosa gallica L. A double, blush form of this is not known. Bertuch called another Alba as Rosa truncata, so it is possible that he was describing here a dwarf double alba, which would be in line with his drawing.