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'POUltumb' rose Description
'Tumbling Waters' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Tatiana Dycus
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
16 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Shrub.
Registration name: POUltumb
Origin:
Bred by L. Pernille Olesen (Denmark, before 1987). Bred by Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (Denmark, before 1987).
Introduced in Denmark by Poulsen Roser A/S in 1998 as 'Tumbling Waters'.
Class:
Shrub.   (Series: Towne & Country ® Series)  
Bloom:
White.  Mild, wild rose fragrance.  9 to 12 petals.  Average diameter 1.25".  Small, semi-double (9-16 petals), in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Pointed, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Short, bushy, compact, spreading.  Glossy, medium green foliage.  5 leaflets.  

Height: 2' to 3' (60 to 90cm).  Width: 30" to 4' (75 to 120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 4b through 10b.  Can be used for ground cover.  
Patents:
Canada - Patent No: 1720  on  21 Jan 2004
Application No: 98-1300  on  27 Mar 1998
Rights surrendered on January 13, 2005.
Denomination: 'POULtumb'
Trade name: Tumbling Waters
 
United States - Patent No: PP 12,556  on  16 Apr 2002   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 09/274,685  on  24 Mar 1999
Inventors: Olesen; L. Pernille (DK-3480, Fredensborg, DK), Olesen; Mogens N. (DK-3480, Fredensborg, DK)
The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of garden rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between an unnamed seedling (non-patented) and R. multiflora `Nana` (non-patented). ....`POULtumb`, was selected by the inventors in the spring of 1987 as a single plant from the progeny of the aforementioned hybridization
Notes:
Arena Roses points out that one of the interesting features of this rose is its calyx (bud shield) which is fringed...