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• White Rambler (rambler, Schmitt, 1895)

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White, near white or white blend Hybrid Multiflora.
Registration name: Thalia

Bred by J. B. Schmitt (Alsace) (France, 1895).
Introduced in Germany by Peter Lambert in 1895 as 'Thalia'.

Hybrid Multiflora, Rambler.  

White or white blend.  Moderate fragrance.  Small, semi-double to double, in large clusters, flat bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  

Climbing, thornless (or almost).  Glossy, light green foliage.  
Height of 12' (365 cm).  Width of 8' (245 cm).

USDA zone 4b through 9b.  Hardy.  very vigorous.  

Diploid

This is one of the three ramblers Lambert bought from Schmitt and commercialized under his own name.
Seed parent Rosa polyantha sarmenteux was a R. multiflora-type with double blooms, possibly also the parent of Paquerette.